The non-government organizations in Slovakia and Austria and the current state of their self-financing

Gabriela Vaceková () and Mária Svidroòová
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Mária Svidroòová: Department of Public Economics, Masaryk University

MUNI ECON Working Papers from Masaryk University

Abstract: In this paper we map the development of the NGO sector in Slovakia and Austria. In the context of a common historical development we assess the current state and economic strength of NGOs in both countries. Furthermore, the presented paper deals with the self-financing of non-government organizations and compares the current state and potential of self-financing in Slovakia and Austria. We focus on exploring the self-financing activities of NGOs in the context of maintaining a generally beneficial purpose for which they were founded. We draw on the comparable findings of primary research conducted in Slovakia and Austria, showing that self-financing must be understood in a broader context than a "business" of non-government organizations and that it can be in compliance with the general benefit as the primary purpose of organizations founded on a non-profit basis.

Keywords: Non-government organizations; non-profit organizations; self-financing; general benefit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L30 L31 L39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2012-12, Revised 2013-03
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