Third-Sector Development: Making Up for the Market

by Christopher Gunn

Book Overview

Nonprofit corporations, cooperatives, and credit unions constitute an alternative avenue of hope and action for communities that have come up short in the normal operation of the market economy. These organizations comprise the third sector, which accounts for approximately 10 percent of U.S. economic activity. As part of the fastest growing sector in the economy, these dynamic organizations play an increasing role in strengthening local economies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801488818
• ISBN13: 9780801488818
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher