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Decentering America's Nonprofit Sector: Reflections on Salamon's Crises Analysis
Authors:Wolch  Jennifer
Affiliation:(1) Department of Geography, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Abstract:Salamon argues that the nonprofit sector is the core or ldquocenterrdquo of civil society. He correctly diagnoses the nonprofit sector's problems but his proposal to ldquohold the centerrdquo through sectoral renewal and a partnership model of state–nonprofit relations is problematic. This is the case in part because the effects of economic globalization are reducing nation-state autonomy. In addition, fragmentation of social identity in a postmodern era challenges sectoral legitimacy, while devolution and localization of social welfare responsibilities reduce nonprofit effectiveness. On the basis of U.S. evidence, I argue that, rather than trying to hold the center, we should decenter the nonprofit sector—away from dominant institutions, powerful groups, and privileged places—and join the margins in an effort to weave a new, more humane and inclusive social contract.
Keywords:decentering  globalization  social fragmentation  devolution  localization
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