Private action and the public good
By: edited by Walter W. Powell and Elisabeth S. Clemens.
Contributors: Powell, Walter W.; Clemens, Elisabeth Stephanie, 1958-
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Public interest; Common good; Nonprofit organizations
Description: Governments around the world are turning over more of their services to private or charitable organizations, as politicians and pundits celebrate participation in civic activities. But can nonprofits provide more and higher-quality services than governments or for-profit businesses? Will nonprofits really increase social connectedness and civic engagement? This book, a sequel to Walter W.

Powell's The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook, brings together an original collection of writings that explores the nature of the "public good" and how private nonprofit organizations relate to it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.