It is evident, also in light of the recent economic and financial crisis, that the general interest in the whole must be pursued not only by public institutions and nonprofit organizations or social enterprises but by businesses as well. It is therefore clear why the need to implement social...

When the private incentives faced by individuals in a society are not properly aligned with their shared goals, a collective action problem arises. This paper focuses on the free-rider problem of aid, the collective action problem of getting people to contribute privately to charity. It examines...

Lehtimäki v Cooper is a significant Supreme Court decision which establishes that the members of charitable companies are in a fiduciary relationship with respect to the purposes of their organisation. Its core principles have the potential to impact on a very large number of people in the...