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1. The Nonprofit Sector in Historical Perspective: Traditions of Philanthropy in the West 1. 历史视角下的非营利部门:西方慈善传统

The Nonprofit Sector Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300153439-004

K. Robbins

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17. Social Care and the Nonprofit Sector in the Western Developed World 17. 西方发达国家的社会关怀和非营利部门

The Nonprofit Sector Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300153439-020

J. Kendall, M. Knapp, J. Forder

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3. Scope and Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector 3.非营利部门的范围和规模

The Nonprofit Sector Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300153439-006

E. Boris, C. E. Steuerle

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15. Foundations 15. 基金会

The Nonprofit Sector Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300153439-018

K. Prewitt

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27. Commercial Activity, Technological Change, and Nonprofit Mission 27. 商业活动、技术变革和非营利使命

The Nonprofit Sector Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300153439-030

H. Tuckman, Cyril F. Chang

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8. Collaboration between Corporations and Nonprofit Organizations 8. 企业与非营利组织之间的合作

The Nonprofit Sector Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300153439-011

J. Galaskiewicz, M. Colman