Wednesday, 14 March 2012

RESEARCH CORNER

Economic principles and the not-for-profit sector

How does one go about promoting the charitable sector and contribute to the development of a civil society? This may sound like a hypothetical question for idle speculation and one of little interest to business people; however, it is a topic of serious inquiry-one that will have profound implications for at least 1.3 billion people.

On July 6-7th, The University of BC hosted a symposium on this exact topic. Entitled "Building the foundations for a harmonious society - A Canada-China collaborative study on the development of China's Charity Enhancement Law," the symposium's purpose was to help China build the legal …

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