Hungarian nonprofit sector twenty years after: the situation of the third sector and impact of the economic crisis (original) (raw)
Related papers
Development or reflections of the nonprofit sector in Central and Eastern Europe and Hungary
Politics in Central Europe
The CEE countries are celebrating the 15th anniversary of joining the European Union. The ‘feast’ is also of note because the EP elections are just in front of us. Instead of weighing up the expected results, we can surmise that the resolution of Central European voters is now weaker in terms of belonging to the European community and their trust in democratic institutions is also considerably lower than it was in the transition era. But what happened? The answer is too complex to be summarised in just one study; the examination of this issue would require a complex analysis of facts from economic transformation to transitions in social and economic subsystems. Of these elements, I wish to introduce the system-level transformation and the current state of civil society.
Recent History of the Nonprofit Sector in Hungary
2002
* Figures from the court register of NPOs updated on the basis of a sample survey. ** Figures from the court register of NPOs-not updated. *** Figures from the statistical register of NPOs updated on the basis of annual statistical surveys.
The possible role of the non-profit sector in Hungary
Voluntas, 1990
A common feature of most non-profit theories is their concentration on the service-providing role of non-profit organisations, and the neglect of their redistributional role. At the cost of some simplification, there are two possible public policy responses to social inequalities: (1) the ...
Development or reflections of the nonprofit sector in Central and
POLITICS IN CENTRAL EUROPE , 2020
The CEE countries are celebrating the 15th anniversary of joining the European Union. The 'feast' is also of note because the EP elections are just in front of us. Instead of weighing up the expected results, we can surmise that the resolution of Central Euro-pean voters is now weaker in terms of belonging to the European community and their trust in democratic institutions is also considerably lower than it was in the transition era. But what happened? The answer is too complex to be summarised in just one study; the examination of this issue would require a complex analysis of facts from economic transformation to transitions in social and economic subsystems. Of these elements, I wish to introduce the system-level transformation and the current state of civil society.
Since the regime change Hungary is undoubtedly one of the most active kin-states in Europe which from time to time led to conflicts with the neighbouring countries. An important – and slightly less conflictual – component of Hungary's kin-state policy is the cross-border financial support system which had and still has an important role in the forming and upholding of the Hungarian minority nonprofit sector in the neighbouring contries. In my presentation I would like to address the case of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia and seek the answer to the following questions: 1. What demands did the organizations have towards Hungary’s support system? 2. How did the supply side meet and/or shape those demands? 3. Which nonprofit organizations did profit the most from the fiancial support system? 4. How did the changes in the financial support system possibly affect the Hungarian nonprofit sector in Slovakia?
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), 2006
The paper gives an overview of the roles played by the Hungarian nonprofit organizations in the EU accession process. These roles are as follows: • To encourage and organize a dialogue and direct contacts between the "old" and "new" European citizens. • To assist people in becoming informed about and involved in European networks, to build solidarity and develop participative European citizenship. • To tackle the problems which constitute serious obstacles in the way of meeting European standards. The paper also tries to identify the very first impacts of the EU accession on the Hungarian nonprofit sector. The authors detect the implications of the regional approach for the cooperation between nonprofit organizations and analyze whether the Hungarian third sector and its governmental partner institutions are prepared for a prompt reaction to the accessibility of the EU structural funds 2 .
THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Abstract In an attempt to extend Salamon, Anheier, and Associates’ (1999) study I analyze the evolution and scope of the Czech nonproflt sec- tor after 1995. Data limitations do not allow an exact extension. The available data suggest that with respect to expenditures, full-time em- ployment and the number of nonproflt institutions the Czech nonproflt sector is still growing, although at a decreasing rate. I also pay at- tention to the evolution of Czech nonproflt law and argue that the slow evolution of legal regulations and weak enforcement of existing law slowed down the growth of the Czech nonproflt sector. Too lit- tle emphasis on accountability and transparency of nonproflt entities negatively afiects trustworthiness of the nonproflt sector. Keywords: Czech Republic, nonproflt sector, evolution Iwould like to thank my supervisor Andreas Ortmann for his helpful comments.
A profile of the non-profit sector in Romania
Voluntas, 1997
With the revolution of December 1989, citizens of Romania gained the right to form non-profit organisations for the first time in 40 years. Since then, Romania has begun to explore the frontiers of private initiative through the introduction of non-profit, non-governmental organisations as well as profit-making businesses. In this article we review the historical development and legal framework of Romania's emerging non-profit sector. We also provide the first empirical snapshot of that sector by applying the international Classification of Nonprofit Organizations (ICNPO) developed by Salamon and Anheier to 499 organisations identified in the Soros Catalogue of Nongovernmental Organizations in Romania: 1991-92. Finally, we speculate on the future development of the Romanian non-profit sector by considering alternative scenarios involving the relationships between indigenous nonprofits, international NGOs and the Romanian government.
The goal of the paper is to analyse the economic determinants of the non-profit sector in Slovakia. In contrast to the neoclassical market failure approach, we build on the institutionalist and systems-theoretic framework that draws attention to the shortcomings of the dominant institutional structures of the private for-profit and public sectors. Utilizing a representative survey of 60 nonprofits, we identify their key characteristics and single out the " supply-side " and " interdependence " theories as their most useful explanations. These results accentuate the role of nonprofits in realizing societal values, while taking account of institutional complementarities, regional variations, and legal peculiarities.