national and international perspectives on the functions of the law relating to charities /
Kerry O'Halloran, Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Karla Simon
[Dordrecht] :
Springer,
c2008
1 online resource (xxviii, 614 p.)
Library of public policy and public administration ;
v. 10
Includes bibliographical references and index
Charity : concept parties and governing principles -- Charity, the law and politics : the emergence of contemporary social policy issues in England & Wales -- Law and its functions -- Legal functions. Protection ; Policing ; Mediation and adjustment ; Support -- Australia -- The United States -- Singapore -- New Zealand -- Canada -- Definitional problems : charitable purposes -- Interpretational problems : public service and charitable purpose -- Framework problems : legal and administrative regimes -- Conclusion