Introduction 1
PART Ⅰ Charity, politics and the law 9
1 Charity: concept, social construct and structures 11
2 Charity and law 32
3 Charity and politics 56
4 Parameters for charity 79
PART Ⅱ Government and charity: contrasting international models 103
5 International charity law reform 105
6 The partnership model 122
7 Transitional states 144
8 The open market model: the US 168
PART ⅢRegulating charitable activity: jurisdictional differences and their political significance 193
9 Regulating for different outcomes 195
Conclusion 214
Notes 218
Select bibliography 255
Index 259