The politics of charity / Kerry O'Halloran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Halloran, Kerry, author.

Series:

Routledge research in comparative politics ; 40.

Routledge research in comparative politics ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charity laws and legislation.

Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations.

Charities--Political aspects.

Charities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

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The politics of charity / Kerry O'Halloran.

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613126917

9781136740398

1136740392

9781283126915

1283126915

9781136740404

1136740406

9780203819043

0203819047

OCLC:

729166484