Application of Wagner´s Reframing of the "Social Origins" Theory in the Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Proceedings of the 16th International Conference - Modern and Current Trends in the Public Sector Research |
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| Field | Management and administrative |
| Keywords | Social origins theory; Public support; Satelite accout of the nonprofit institutions; Elasticity of the institutional changes |
| Description | If we looking for an alternative Salamon-Anheier Social origins Theory, for methodology we find it in the article by Wagner (2000), Reframing "Social Origins" Theory: The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. Wagner introduces an alternative concept based on historical and institutional analysis of intersectoral dynamics and structural changes. Wagner tries to reformulate social origins theory in such a way that its shortcomings are eliminated; mainly its ahistorical character and the lack of respect for changes, which take place in the public space. He Introduces a new variable, so-called elasticity of institutional changes, that is the relation between percentage change of nonprofit providers and government providers. The authors apply this variable to the Czech environment and examine the size of the nonprofit sector depends on public expenditure in general, in individual fields as well as during the recession of 2008-2009. Established facts can may help to clarify the role of public support and its actual effect on the functioning of the nonprofit sector. The authors intent to contribute to the discussion about the significance of public support and base their contribution on exact statistical data. |
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