Tremblay-Boire & Prakash’s article discusses how various theoretical perspectives can be used to understand the purposes and functions of nonprofit organizations. They cite several theories of the relationship between for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and between government and nonprofits.
Discuss why you believe so many social functions in the U.S. are performed by nonprofit organizations rather than by government or for-profit firms and what the consequences (both positive and negative) might be if more social services were provided by nonprofits rather than another type of organization.
