Key issues for the third sector in Europe / Stephen P Osborne -- The third sector and civil society / Gyorgy Jenei and Eva Kuti -- Where does social capital come from? / Dag Wollebaek and Per Selle -- The rise of Romanian NGOs in the democratization process of the society after 1990 / Marton...

This article is a revised and updated version of an earlier publication2. It begins by looking at the issue of the definition of the third sector arguing in favour of a coming together of the concepts of civil society and social economy - what they share as core values outweighing their...

This paper analyzes the role of public and private responsibility in the provision of public goods. We emphasise that a typical public good will require many different inputs which raises the possibility of partnerships to exploit comparative advantages of different parties. But hold-up problems...

This empirical study addresses the question of the emergent adaptation processes of the pro-migrant NGO sector in Britain in response to the advancing Europeanization of immigration policy. Our findings show European-level engagement by some key pioneer non-governmental organizations (NGOs), who...