Third sector

(noun)

The voluntary sector or community sector (also non-profit sector or "not-for-profit" sector) is the sphere of social activity undertaken by organizations that are for non-profit and non-governmental. This sector is also called the third sector, in reference to the public sector and the private sector. Civic sector is another term for the sector, emphasizing the sector's relationship to civil society.

Related Terms

  • Sphere of Public Authority
  • Public sphere

Examples of Third sector in the following topics:

  • Characteristics of the State

    • It is sometimes considered to include the family and the private sphere and then referred to as the third sector of society, distinct from government and business.
  • Public Sphere and Civil Society

    • These leagues brought people together outside of work and family obligations, giving them a third space for association.
    • It is sometimes considered to include the family and the private sphere and then referred to as the third sector of society, distinct from government and business.
  • Disinvestment and Deindustrialization

    • Second, deindustrialization may be indicated by a shift from manufacturing to the service sector— economic sectors that focus on serving others rather than producing some physical object.
    • This shift towards service sector employment would result a shrinking manufacturing sector.
    • Third, deindustrialization can be marked by a balance of trade deficit, or a situation in which a country imports more manufactured products than it exports.
    • The decline in employment in manufacturing sectors that comes about from this progress can indicate deindustrialization.
    • Another explanation focuses on economic restructuring—institutional and governmental encouragement of the development of a more robust service sector, often at the expense of the manufacturing sector.
  • The Structure of Cities

    • The third ring (C) contains housing for the working-class—the zone of independent workers' homes.
    • As these activities flourish and expand outward, they form wedges, becoming city sectors .
    • The irregular pattern model was developed to explain urban structure in the Third World.
    • It attempts to model the lack of planning found in many rapidly built Third World cities.
    • In Hoyt's model, cities grow in wedge-shaped sectors radiating from the center.
  • Work and Technology

    • Examples of service sector jobs are jobs in the medical services sectors, teachers, lawyers, and sales representatives.
    • Examples of service sector jobs are jobs in the medical services sectors, teachers, lawyers, and sales representatives.
    • The service sector consists of the "soft" parts of the economy—activities where people offer their knowledge and time to improve productivity, performance, potential, and sustainability.
    • The basic characteristic of this sector is the production of services instead of end products.
  • Health Care in the U.S.

    • Most Americans under age 65 (59.3%) receive their health insurance coverage through an employer (which includes both private, as well as civilian public-sector employers) under group coverage, although this percentage is declining.
    • Most Americans under age 65 (59.3%) receive their health insurance coverage through an employer (which includes both private as well as civilian public-sector employers) under group coverage, although this percentage is declining.
    • Healthcare facilities are largely owned and operated by the private sector.
    • Health insurance is now primarily provided by the government in the public sector, with 60-65% of healthcare provision and spending coming from programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Veterans Health Administration.
    • Most Americans under age 65 (59.3%) receive their health insurance coverage through an employer (which includes both private, as well as civilian public-sector employers) under group coverage, although this percentage is declining.
  • The Changing Face of the Workplace

    • It initially appeared that job loss in the industrial sector might be partially offset by the rapid growth of jobs in the IT sector.
    • However, after the recession of March 2001, the number of jobs in the IT sector dropped sharply and continued to drop until 2003.
    • Even the IT sector is not immune to this problem.
  • Aging

    • The elderly can receive care from a variety of different sources, including their families, the state, the private sector, and charitable institutions.
    • In the U.S. specifically, the pension system and the healthcare sector are two important examples of this problem.
    • However, for the most part, a substantial aged population leads to a lot of financial pressure on both the public and private sectors.
    • Another significant source of problems related to an older population resides in the healthcare sector.
    • While the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is supposed to address many issues confronting the healthcare sector today, the rising cost of healthcare remains a national problem, as patients are paying more in order to receive the same care as before.
  • Informal Economy

    • The original use of the term ‘informal sector' is attributed to the economic development model put forward by W.
    • It was used to describe a type of employment that was viewed as falling outside of the modern industrial sector.
    • For example, with the adoption of more technologically intensive forms of production, many workers have been forced out of formal sector work and into informal employment.
  • Competition

    • Here, it is a comparative measure of the ability and performance of a firm or sub-sector to sell and produce/supply goods and/or services in a given market.
    • Predicting changes in the competitiveness of business sectors is becoming an integral and explicit step in public policymaking.
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