The Politics of Charity (Hardcover)

For the first time since 1601, a number of leading common law nations have almost simultaneously chosen to revise and place on the statute books the law relating to charity. The Politics of Charity examines the reasons for this and for the varying legislative outcomes. This book examines the legal framework and political significance of charity, as developed within England & Wales, contrasts this with the experiences of other common law nations and explores the resulting implications for government/sector relationships in those countries. It suggests that charity law lies at the heart of the relationship between government and the non profit sector, that there is an unmistakeable political agenda driving charity law reform and that the differential in legislative outcomes reflects important differences in the policies pursued by the governments concerned. Looking at fundamentally different approaches of government towards the sector in the UK, Ireland, the US, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore and Australia, O'Halloran argues the results will have implications for the present workings of parliamentary democracy. The Politics of Charity will be a valuable resource for academics, regulators and legal practitioners as well as advanced and postgraduate students in law, politics and public policy.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Kerry O'Halloran
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-45299-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Charities & voluntary services Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General
LSN:	0-415-45299-6
Barcode:	9780415452991

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