Governance and Regulation in the Third Sector bringstogether scholars and experienced practitioners from different countriesto investigate the relationship between regulation and relationalgovernance for the third sector in a comparative context. Each chapterreviews recent regulatory changes in the country in question. To whatextent are there significant convergences in these reforms and what arethe implications for the third sector? Is there any evidence that thefoundational architecture for a more collaborative relationship betweenthe state and the third sector has been laid?

Overall, the book reveals that the reality of the supposedly newcollaborative relationships and the impacts of regulatory reform arequite different from what contemporary theories of public managementwould have us believe. Recognizing the gap between theory and reality,the chapters explore some of the outstanding challenges for regulatoryreform for the third sector.

Further information:

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415774772/