Private voluntary organizations in Egypt : Islamic development, private initiative, and state control / Denis J. Sullivan. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Denis Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charities--Egypt.

Charities.

Voluntarism--Egypt--Societies, etc.

Voluntarism.

Voluntarism--Government policy--Egypt.

Economic assistance, Domestic--Egypt.

Economic assistance, Domestic.

Economic assistance--Egypt.

Economic assistance.

Egypt--Economic policy.

Egypt.

Charities--Societies, etc--Egypt.

Voluntarism--Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 191 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Hypotheses and Theoretical Framework. Religion and Development. PVOs and Privatization. The International Context

Ch. 1. Politics, Philanthropy, and PVOs in Egypt. "Association" Defined. Law 32 of 1964

The Law of Associations. PVO Structure and Activities. Charitable Associations and CDAs. Federations. Governmental Acceptance: Procedures and Pitfalls. Goals and Finances of a PVO. Politics and Philanthropy

Ch. 2. Public PVOs and Governmental NGOs. Community Development Associations. Outlines of a Debate: Public versus Private. Productive Families Project. Social Fund for Development

Ch. 3. Religious Associations and Development in Egypt. The Multifaceted Nature of the Islamic Movement. Islamic Investment Companies. Private Islamic Associations. Islamic Medical Associations. Islam The "Other Path" Nationally Organized Islamic Services. Not Just Islamic PVOs. Challenge to the State. Islamic Society versus Secular State. A Positive Force for Change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-186) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-8130-2045-X