The essays in this collection draw out the tensions between the voluntary sector, the state and the law, and highlight the many areas where relationships between the principal actors are uneasy. The principles of independence and autonomy, regulation and accountability and patronage through partnership have underpinned the development of the third sector over the last two decades. The accommodation of these themes has created tensions, not least because the boundaries between state and voluntary responsibilities have shifted. The emphasis of government has switched from the role of provider...

This monograph examines the content, development, application, rationale and reform of the legal prohibition that prevents charities from undertaking or pursuing political activities which are more than subsidiary to their charitable purpose.

An analysis of the features of both governmental regulation of non-profit organizations and self-regulation by non-profit sectors themselves.