Policy Neglect:The True Challenge to the Nonprofit Sector

Anheier Helmut K. () and Toepler Stefan ()
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Anheier Helmut K.: Hertie School, Berlin, Germany
Toepler Stefan: Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 3351 Fairfax Drive, MSN 3B1Arlington, United States of America

Nonprofit Policy Forum, 2019, vol. 10, issue 4, 9

Abstract: The relationship between many governments and the nonprofit sector as well as organized civil society more generally has become more complex, laden with often hidden tensions. In some cases, state–nonprofit sector relationships have deteriorated, which has led experts and activists to speak of a “shrinking space” for civil society. However, this diagnosis applies mostly to illiberal and autocratic countries. More widespread is a stagnation in state — nonprofit sector relations that seems indicative of a longstanding policy neglect, which we see as the true challenge to the future of the nonprofit sector. In response, we argue for more proactive policy stances along with a differentiated model for regulatory frameworks on the basis of functional roles.

Keywords: closing civic space; nonprofit sector; regulatory voids; policy neglect; accountability deficits (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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