Building the third sector
Subtitle: Latin America's private research centers and nonprofit development
By: Daniel C. Levy.
Series: Pitt Latin American series
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Pittsburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Research institutes -- Latin America.; Social sciences -- Research -- Latin America.
Description: "A trailblazing account of the transformation of Latin American society and politics by nongovernmental organizations over the past quarter century. This examination of the nonprofit sector, and its interaction with the for-profit and public sectors, highlights the importance of private research centers (PRCs) within the nexus of higher education and nonprofit privatization policies. Author argues that PRCs perform many important tasks in the process of development, particularly in the areas of private finance, international philanthropy, market mechanisms, and nongovernmental policymaking. Well researched with a useful bibliography on the subject"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-339) and index.