Charity Law & Social Policy National and International Perspectives on the Functions of the Law Relating to Charities /
Charity Law & Social Policy explores contemporary law, policy and practice in a range of modern common law nations. It does so in four parts and from the perspective of how this has evolved in the UK. As progenitor of a system bequeathed to its colonies and after centuries of leadership in devel...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008. |
| Series: | Library of Public Policy and Public Administration,
10 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8414-0 |
Table of Contents:
- Charity, the Law and Social Policy in the UK
- Charity: Concept, Parties and Governing Principles
- Charity, the Law and Politics: The Emergence of Contemporary Social Policy Issues in England & Wales
- A Functional Approach to the Law as It Relates to Charity in the UK
- Law and Its Functions
- Legal Functions: Protection
- Legal Functions: Policing
- Legal Functions: Mediation and Adjustment
- Legal Functions: Support
- International Perspectives
- Australia
- The United States
- Singapore
- New Zealand
- Canada
- Re-configuring the Social Policy Context for Charity and the Law
- Definitional Problems: Charitable Purposes
- Interpretational Problems: Public Service and Charitable Purpose
- Framework Problems: Legal and Administrative Regimes.