Download or read book The Voluntary Sector, the State and the Law written by Alison Dunn and published by Hart Publishing. This book was released on 2000-02-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dunn (law, U. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK) presents 16 chapters survey the legal questions of activities of the British voluntary sector (non-profit and non-governmental organizations). Specific topics include legal structure and governance, accountability to government and service-users, regulation and privatization, partnerships with central and local governments, taxation of trading activities, volunteer behavior and regulation, political independence and control, and conflicts of interest. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR