The third sector -- Third-sector scope, scale, and purpose -- Development and the third sector -- Food -- Housing -- Financial services -- Health care -- The arts -- Other basic needs -- Support organizations -- Public policy for third-sector development -- Developing a future

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. The Third Sector -- Chapter 2. Third-Sector Scope, Scale, and Purpose -- Chapter 3. Development and the Third Sector -- Chapter 4. Food -- Chapter 5. Housing -- Chapter 6. Financial Services -- Chapter 7. Health Care -- Chapter...

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As regions around the world are considering increased integration of key energy, transport or other infrastructure networks, issues build in the design of the supranational national regulation needed in that context are increasingly well recognized. Solutions are however slow to emerge. This...