The third sector and civil society

Jenei, Gy√∂rgy; Kuti, Éva

doi:10.4324/9780203932827.pt2

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“…In corporatist countries like Germany, The Netherlands or Belgium, many parts of public service delivery have traditionally been entrusted to civil society (Dekker, 2004; Zimmer, 1999). In other countries, for example, in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, governmental bureaucracies traditionally deliver these services, and only a ‘small’ civil society in domains like education and welfare is observed (Jenei and Kuti, 2007; Wijkström and Zimmer, 2011). This implies that the path-dependent nature of government–civil society relationships in public service delivery and the underlying paradigm of public administration should be taken into account.…”

Section: Developments That Condition the Nature Of Contemporary Statementioning

confidence: 99%

The state and the reconstruction of civil society

Brandsen

Trommel²,

Verschuere

2015

International Review of Administrative Sciences

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The current relationship between the state and civil society in Europe is a curious and historically unique one. This is no longer a situation in which participation and association prepare citizens for the offices of the state; rather, it is the state urging a sometimes-reluctant citizenry to engage actively in civil society. This phenomenon stems from a combination of changes in prevailing governance paradigms and of the more general process of social liquefaction. In the article, we analyse these two intertwining trends and discuss the new type of relationship between the state and civil society that may be emerging.

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Section: Developments That Condition the Nature Of Contemporary Statementioning

confidence: 99%

The state and the reconstruction of civil society

Brandsen

Trommel²,

Verschuere

2015

International Review of Administrative Sciences

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“…Many Central and Eastern European countries have introduced schemes where citizens can designate a small portion of their income tax payments for third‐sector organizations. In Hungary, a ‘1 per cent system’ was introduced in 1997 (Jenei and Kuti 2008). On the other hand, many countries have had explicit policy approaches prioritizing public provision of care over private‐sector care, either in the context of accreditation or by discriminating against private providers in access to public funding (e.g.…”

Section: The Emerging Welfare MIX In Long‐term Carementioning

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“…The relative weakness of third sector developments has been characterized by various factors, including the level of civic engagement, a lack of trust in organizations, the difficult search for new relationships with the state, and, not least, the lack of income from the state (e.g. Toepler and Salamon 2003;Mansfeldová et al 2004;Frič 2008;Jenei and Kuti 2008;Nemec 2008).…”

Section: The Emerging Welfare MIX In Long-term Carementioning

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Long‐term Care in Central and South‐Eastern Europe: Challenges and Perspectives in Addressing a ‘New’ Social Risk

Österle

2010

Soc Policy Adm

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Long-term care in Central and South-Eastern Europe (CSEE) has to date been largely neglected in the social policy literature. This article provides an examination of the context and the sources of reform of long-term care in CSEE, particularly Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. It focuses on studying developments in the light of the major principles underlying the transition process and discussing key features of current developments in terms of their potential for establishing a new paradigm in long-term care policies. The article argues that the realization of more comprehensive long-term care systems has been largely hindered by a failure of governments to set priorities in this sector, by the limitations civil society finds in bringing the issue into a broader public debate and by fears that new welfare schemes will substantially extend public expenditure obligations. The findings show that -similar to the situation in most other European countries -long-term care is a latecomer in welfare state development in CSEE. But ageing societies, growing care needs and broader socio-economic developments will also increasingly challenge traditional ways of organizing long-term care and create pressure to find new welfare approaches.

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“…The selection of countries is based on the availability of data, referring to their inclusion into the John Hopkins study. 21 Indeed,Jenei and Kuti (2008) argue that third sector organisations are quite vulnerable in postsocialist countries, as they do not have large independent foundations yet. They argue that third sector in those countries is often seen as the extension of government, as it is very important in the…”

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Size and Development of the Third Sector: An Insight Into Cross-Country Differences

Pevcin¹

2009

CEPAR

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Non-profit or third sector is a very diverse sector and its socio-economic importance is rising in modern societies, although the way in which this sector is operating is changing dramatically, causing that dividing lines with for-profit and government sector are blurring. Nevertheless, quite substantial differences can be observed in the development and relative size of non-profit sector across countries, several factors potentially contributing to those differences. Consequently, the purpose of the paper is to theoretically and empirically investigate the effect of governmental interventionism, level of economic development and extent of societal heterogeneity on the variations in the size of the non-profit sector across countries, since theory predicts certain macro relations between those variables. Furthermore, the paper tries to address certain limitation and pitfalls of the development of non-profit sector in the future, predominantly related to increased pressures for commercialisation and performance orientation.

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The third sector and civil society

Cited by 15 publications

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The state and the reconstruction of civil society

The state and the reconstruction of civil society

Long‐term Care in Central and South‐Eastern Europe: Challenges and Perspectives in Addressing a ‘New’ Social Risk

Size and Development of the Third Sector: An Insight Into Cross-Country Differences

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