Benjamin Gidron, Michal Bar, Hagai Katz

The Israeli Third Sector (eBook, PDF)

Between Welfare State and Civil Society

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the economic, historical, legal and policy dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector in Israel with a focus on its contribution to the Welfare State and civil society. It then analyzes those findings in the context of major theoretical frameworks of the sector.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441991355
• Artikelnr.: 44178454

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction.- Defining the Third Sector.- Orientation of the Book.- Theoretical Frameworks.- Organization of this Book.- 2 The Two Faces of the Israeli Third Sector-A Quantitative Profile.- The Third Sector Approach: The Third Sector in Israel's Economy.- The Civil Society Approach: Third Sector Organization in Israel.- Conclusion: Third Sector in Israel: Two Sides of the Same Coin.- 3 The Policy Environment of the Third Sector in Israel.- The Legal Context of Third Sector Organizations.- Government Policy towards the Third Sector.- Current Policy and Legislative Issues Facing the Third Sector.- Conclusion.- 4 Historical Development of the Third Sector-Continuity and Change.- Historical Overview ofjewish Organizational Traditions.- The Pre-State Period (the Yishuv), 1880-1948.- The Statehood Period, 1948 to Mid- to Late-1970s.- The Pluralistic Period, Mid- to Late-1970s until the Present.- Conclusion.- 5 The Welfare State and the Third Sector in Israel.- The Role of the Third Sector in the Development of the Israeli Welfare State.- The Third Sector's Involvement in Education, Healthcare, and Social Services.- The Current Role of Third Sector Organizations in the Israeli Welfare State.- Conclusion.- 6 · The Third Sector and Civil Society in Israel.- The Development of Civil Society in Israel.- The Characterstics of Civil Society Organizations in Israel.- Giving and Volunteering in Israel.- The Contribution of Civil Society Organizations in Israel.- Conclusion.- 7 Summary and Conclusion.- Primary Findings on the Israel Third Sector and Their Implications.- The Application of Current Theories to the Israeli Third Sector.- Conclusion.- Appendices.- Appendix 1. Information about Third Sector Organizations in Israel.- Appendix 2. An Operational Definition of theIsraeli Third Sector.- Appendix 3. Operational Definitions of Organizations that are Integrated within the Welfare State System and Civil Society Oraganizations.- Appendix 4. Classification of Third Sector Organization in Israel by Field of Practice.- References.