The United States is distinctive among Western countries in its reliance on nonprofit institutions to perform major social functions. This reliance is rooted in American history and is fostered by federal tax provisions for charitable giving. In this study, Charles T. Clotfelter demonstrates that changes in tax policy effected through legislation or inflation can have a significant impact on the level and composition of giving. Clotfelter focuses on empirical analysis of the effects of tax policy on charitable giving in four major areas: individual contributions, volunteering, corporate...
The United States is distinctive among Western countries in its reliance on nonprofit institutions to perform major social functions. This reliance is...
This accessible study examines all the major elements of the nonprofit sector of the economy of the United States health services, educational and research institutions, religious organizations, social services, arts and cultural organizations, and foundations describing the institutions and their functions, and then exploring how their benefits are distributed across various economic classes. The book's findings indicate that while few institutions serve "primarily" the poor, there is no evidence of a gross distribution of benefits upward toward the more affluent. The analysis of this data...
This accessible study examines all the major elements of the nonprofit sector of the economy of the United States health services, educational and res...
This accessible study examines all the major elements of the nonprofit sector of the economy of the United States --health services, educational and research institutions, religious organizations, social services, arts and cultural organizations, and foundations--describing the institutions and their functions, and then exploring how their benefits are distributed across various economic classes. The book's findings indicate that while few institutions serve primarily the poor, there is no evidence of a gross distribution of benefits upward toward the more affluent. The analysis of...
This accessible study examines all the major elements of the nonprofit sector of the economy of the United States --health services, educational and r...
This collection brings together the views of a stellar assemblage of scholars, practitioners, ... and a host of other talented and distinguished citizens of the independent sector.... A must read. Philanthropy Monthly
In an attempt to analyze future directions of the increasingly influential nonprofit sector, the American Assembly and the Indiana Center on Philanthropy sponsored a conference that brought in leading scholars and practitioners. Participants were asked to consider what forces will determine the shape and activities of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector in the...
This collection brings together the views of a stellar assemblage of scholars, practitioners, ... and a host of other talented and distinguished ci...
The lottery, with its rags-to-riches stories, has become the hope of many Americans and the fastest-growing source of state revenue. But despite its popularity there is controversy over whether it is an appropriate business for state government and, if so, how the business should be conducted.
The lottery, with its rags-to-riches stories, has become the hope of many Americans and the fastest-growing source of state revenue. But despite its p...
The United States Supreme Court's 1954 landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education, set into motion a process of desegregation that would eventually transform American public schools. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of how Brown's most visible effect--contact between students of different racial groups--has changed over the fifty years since the decision.
Using both published and unpublished data on school enrollments from across the country, Charles Clotfelter uses measures of interracial contact, racial isolation, and segregation...
The United States Supreme Court's 1954 landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education, set into motion a process of desegregation that would...
In higher education, the United States is the preeminent global leader, dominating the list of the world s top research universities. But there are signs that America s position of global leadership will face challenges in the future, as it has in other realms of international competition. "American Universities in a Global Market" addresses the variety of issues crucial to understanding this preeminence and this challenge. The book examines the various factors that contributed to America s success in higher education, including openness to people and ideas, generous governmental support, and...
In higher education, the United States is the preeminent global leader, dominating the list of the world s top research universities. But there are si...
Since the early 1980s, the rapidly increasing cost of college, together with what many see as inadequate attention to teaching, has elicited a barrage of protest. Buying the Best looks at the realities behind these criticisms--at the economic factors that are in fact driving the institutions that have been described as machines without brakes. In designing his study, Charles Clotfelter examines the escalation in spending in the arts and sciences at four elite institutions: Harvard, Duke, Chicago, and Carleton. He argues that the rise in costs has less to do with increasing faculty...
Since the early 1980s, the rapidly increasing cost of college, together with what many see as inadequate attention to teaching, has elicited a barr...
