{"product_id":"growing-civil-society-9780253220479","title":"Growing Civil Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the role of voluntary action and nonprofit organization in contemporary America. This book presents the concept of \"third space,\" which provides an important tool for the construction of civil society. It is a call to strengthen the social fabric through community action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book investigates the role of voluntary action and nonprofit organization in contemporary America. It notes that society contains four sectors – governmental, market, family and nonproft – and argues that the concept of a 'third space' is a more useful way of conceptualizing the area of society that is occupied by nonprofits as well as many individuals and organizations that come together to work for the common good. Van Til is a respected commentator on nonprofit and philanthropic issues and he notes in the preface to this paperback edition that this book has been ten years in gestation. He offers a rounded review of third sector activity, including successes and limitations. But ultimately the author is a champion of his focus of study, arguing that the third space is crucial because it has the potential to be a wellspring for rebuilding a troubled society in an age of rapid change and turbulence.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Beth Breeze * Philanthropy UK Nwsltr *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Paperback Edition\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Third Sector, Third Space\u003cbr\u003ePart One: The Uses of the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e1. Building Blocks for the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e2. Mapping the Boundaries\u003cbr\u003ePart Two: On the Boundary between Government and the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e3. The Third Sector as a Political Force\u003cbr\u003e4. National Service in Theory and in Practice\u003cbr\u003e5. The Emerging Field of Nonprofit Policy Study\u003cbr\u003ePart Three: On the Boundary between Business and the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e6. Making Money, Wielding Power, and Other Temptations of Nonprofit Life\u003cbr\u003e7. The Art and Business of Nonprofit Organization Management\u003cbr\u003e8. When the Business of Nonprofits Is Increasingly Business\u003cbr\u003ePart Four: On the Boundary between Culture and the Third Space\u003cbr\u003e9. Civil Education: Moving to Define an Ambiguous Tradition\u003cbr\u003e10. On the Contemporary Hope for Faith and Charity\u003cbr\u003e11. Social Entrepreneurship and the End of Work\u003cbr\u003ePart Five: Searching for Meaning and Justice\u003cbr\u003e12. Commission Reports on the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e13. Civil Society and the Escape from Madness\u003cbr\u003ePart Six: A Third Space\u003cbr\u003e14. Beyond the Myths of Sector\u003cbr\u003e15. Growing Civil Society, Using the Third Space\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MH - Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036854911319,"sku":"9780253220479","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253220479.jpg?v=1750932760","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/growing-civil-society-9780253220479","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}