This article is a revised and updated version of an earlier publication2. It begins by looking at the issue of the definition of the third sector arguing in favour of a coming together of the concepts of civil society and social economy - what they share as core values outweighing their...

Key issues for the third sector in Europe / Stephen P Osborne -- The third sector and civil society / Gyorgy Jenei and Eva Kuti -- Where does social capital come from? / Dag Wollebaek and Per Selle -- The rise of Romanian NGOs in the democratization process of the society after 1990 / Marton...