Charity law & social policy : national and international perspectives on the functions of the law relating to charities / Kerry O'Halloran, Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Karla W. Simon.

[Dordrecht, The Netherlands] : Springer, c2008.

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Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Great Britain.

Charity laws and legislation -- Great Britain.

Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Commonwealth countries.

Charity laws and legislation -- Commonwealth countries.

Charity laws and legislation.

Social policy.

Great Britain -- Social policy.

Part I. Charity, the law and social policy in the UK --Part II. A functional approach to the law as it relates to charity in the UJ --Part III. International perspectives --Part IV. Re-configuring the social policy context for charity and the law.

This book details the parameters and role of charity in the United Kingdom and then compares these to the experience of other common law countires.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781402084133

1402084137

xxviii, 614 p. ; 25 cm