Civil Society, the Third Sector and Social Enterprise: Governance and Democracy
Jean-Louis Laville, "Civil Society, the Third Sector and Social Enterprise: Governance and Democracy "
English | ISBN: 1138013315 | 2015 | 280 pages | PDF | 6 MB
English | ISBN: 1138013315 | 2015 | 280 pages | PDF | 6 MB
If the twentieth century was only focused on the complementarity and the opposition of market and state, the twenty-first century has now to deal with the prominence of the third sector, the emergence of social enterprises and other solidarity hybrid forms. The concept of civil society organisations (CSOs) spans this diversity and addresses this new complexity.
The first part of the book highlights the organizational dimensions of CSOs and analyses the growing role of management models and their limits. Too often, the study of CSO governance has been centered on the role of the board and has not sufficiently taken into account the different types of accountability environments. Thus, the conversation about CSO governance rises to the level of networks rather than simple organizations per se, and the role of these networks in setting the agenda in a democratic society.
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