Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
College/Unit
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program/Center
Social Work
Abstract
Recent work in Canada and Europe has re-emphasized the place of nonprofit organizations, as that term is conventionally understood in the broader context of social economy. Although not generally recognized by U.S. and international scholars, a distinctive concept of social economy largely compatible with the Canadian and European formulations is embedded in U.S. constitutional, corporate, charitable and tax law. However, its full recognition is discouraged in the current U.S. political culture and third sector studies. The U.S. social economy provides full and robust, recognition of the social, political and economic organizations known as commons, as well as nonprofit firms.
Digital Commons Citation
Lohmann, Roger A., "The U.S. Social Economy and the Commons Model of Production" (2008). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 876.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/876
Source Citation
A later version of this article was published as a chapter in Festschrift for Gabor Hegyesi. Budapest, Hungary. 2008.
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Nonprofit Administration and Management Commons, Organizational Behavior and Theory Commons, Policy History, Theory, and Methods Commons, Social Policy Commons, Social Welfare Commons