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Revisiting the Dartmouth Court Decision: Why the US has Private Nonprofit Agencies Instead of Public Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
- Source :
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Public Organization Review . Jun2007, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p113-142. 30p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- In 1819, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dartmouth v. Woodward that Dartmouth College, even though originally chartered by government, was legally akin to a private corporation. This landmark decision was the founding legal document of what has become the American private nonprofit sector. While the decision has attained hagiographic status, this paper explores what the US nonprofit sector would look like if the Supreme Court had ruled the other way. Using alternate history and scenario writing as research methodologies, it highlights the invisible losses due to the decision and depicts what a public nonprofit sector would have looked like. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15667170
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Public Organization Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24990363
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-006-0025-9