The Nonprofit Economy

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Nonprofits in a Mixed Economy -- 2. Options among Institutional Forms -- 3. Incentives and Performance -- 4. Anatomy of the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector -- 5. Charitable Donations -- 6. Revenues from Sales -- 7. Volunteer Labor -- 8. Are Nonprofits Really Different? -- 9. Recommendations for Public Policy -- Appendix A. Characteristics of the Nonprofit Economy -- Appendix B. The Nonprofit Sector around the World -- Appendix C. Financing Nonprofits -- Appendix D. Restrictions on Lobbying by N onprofits -- Appendix E. Volunteer Labor -- Appendix F. For-profit and Nonprofit Behavior in Three Long-Term-Care Industries -- Notes -- Index