The politics of charity / / Kerry O'Halloran

• Autore: O'Halloran Kerry
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 344.03/17
• Soggetto topico: Charity laws and legislation; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations; Charities - Political aspects
• Note generali: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The politics of charity
• ISBN: 1-136-74039-2; 1-283-12691-5; 9786613126917; 1-136-74040-6; 0-203-81904-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789992603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge research in comparative politics ; ; 40.