Nonprofits and Government: Collaboration and Conflict
Can nonprofits make up for cuts in government spending?    How dependent are nonprofits themselves on federal funds? What  role do tax breaks play in charitable giving?  These questions  have all figured prominently in recent Washington policy debates.  Now, the authors of this important book have marshaled the best  evidence available to provide some much-needed answers.  --Janet  Novack, Senior Editor, Washington Bureau, Forbes magazineMore than any other country, the United States relies on  nonprofit organizations to conduct the people's business -- a  division of labor that is a central feature of American freedom.   Yet this unique arrangement cannot be fathomed, or its future  course predicted, without understanding the role the government  plays, or declines to play, in regulating, supporting,  complementing, embracing or crowding out the nonprofit sector --  and, in turn, that sector's impact on public policy and the  political process.  The volume that Elizabeth Boris and Gene  Steuerle have orchestrated  captures beautifully the constant and  fateful interaction between state and civil society in all its  variety and complexity.  Each of the book's learned and  resourceful contributors brings analytical power and thoughtful  reflection to a different dimension of this fast-shifting story  of public-private engagement.  --John Simon, Augustus Lines  Professor of Law, Yale Law School, and Founding Director, Yale  University Program on Nonprofit OrganizationsNonprofits and Government brings up-to-date evidence and  sophisticated analysis to bear on the relations between nonprofit  institutions and the public sector.  This outstanding collection  of essays by leading experts is essential reading for anyone  interested in the field.  --William A. Galston, Director, Institute  for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of MarylandThe past three decades have seen unprecedented growth in  the scope and complexity of relationships between government and  nonprofit organizations. In Nonprofits and Government:  Collaboration and Conflict,  Elizabeth Boris, Eugene Steuerle,  and their colleagues provide a valuable overview of where this  growth has led.  Their careful analysis shows clearly that these  relationships have been more fruitful than many doubters had  feared -- and more problematic than many advocates had hoped.   For anyone who wishes to understand the role of nonprofit  organizations in carrying out and influencing public policy  today, this collection of essays is essential reading. --Leslie  Lenkowsky, Professor of Philanthropy and Public Policy, Indiana  University Center on PhilanthropyThis book is a timely, substantive and important addition  to a body of literature that cries out for further development.  Readers will find much to chew on in these very informative  chapters.  --Peter Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer,  Alliance for Children and FamiliesThis timely book lays out the history of government- nonprofit relations and discusses the issues that tend to cause  conflict, such as devolution, conversions to for-profit, values  clashes, and nonprofit advocacy.   It will make a valuable  contribution to the ongoing dialogue and, perhaps, help us all  move closer to collaboration.  --Sara Melndez, President,  Independent Sector--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.