Philanthropy in America written by Olivier Zunz presents a comprehensive overview of the non-profit sector in America. The book will be familiar to students of the nonprofit sector, especially the chapters on post-war philanthropy.
Zunz correctly points out that Americans have never exactly sorted out how they feel about the nonprofits, that sometimes, nonprofits are treated as central actors in American social policy and at other time, Americans view philanthropists as wealthy meddlers.
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