Human beings by nature are social beings and cannot live and exist nor achieve the full potential except through social organisations and cooperation. Thus human civilisation can be understood only by studying the organisational life of human beings (Ibn Khaldun in Lacoste, 1984; Baali, 1988). This volume intends to understand the third sector organisational initiatives in six Asian countries, and related governance practices and relationships.
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Hasan, S. (2008). Third Sector Growth and Governance: Contexts, and Traditions in Asia. In: Hasan, S., Onyx, J. (eds) Comparative Third Sector Governance in Asia. Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75567-0_2
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