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10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL
SOCIETY
Lester M. Salamon Johns Hopkins University
Japan Commerce Association of Washington
October 21, 2013
GOVERNMENT
SECTOR
FOR-PROFIT
SECTOR
CIVIL
SOCIETY
SECTOR
THE GLOBAL ASSOCIATIONAL REVOLUTION
10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
1. There is no such thing as a civil society or nonprofit “sector.”
SECTORS OF THE SNA SYSTEM
NPISH
sector
S.15
Households
sector
S.14
General
government
sector
S.13
Nonfinancial
corporations
sector
S.11
TYPE OF
INSTITUTIONAL
UNIT
Financial
corporations
sector
S.12
H Households
G Government units
C1 Corporations C2
N4 N3 N2 N1
Nonprofit
institutions (NPI) N5
TREATMENT OF NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS IN THE SNA
WHO WE ARE OUR METAPHOR
Kenya
Israel
Pakistan
Australia
Belgium
Italy
Slovakia Germany
United Kingdom
Denmark
France
Sweden
Norway
The Netherlands
Finland
Austria
Switzerland Czech Republic
Poland
Romania
Russia
Hungary United States
Mexico
Colombia
Brazil
Chile
Canada
Uganda Argentina
South Africa
Peru
Tanzania
Ghana Lebanon India
Thailand
New Zealand
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
Ireland
Egypt
Japan
Korea
The Philippines
Turkey
CNP PROJECT COUNTRIES
Organizations
Private—institutionally separate
from government
Non-profit-distributing
Self-governing
Noncompulsory
COMMON FEATURES OF NONPROFITS
Museums
Hospitals
Trade
associations
Universities
Environmental
groups Clinics
Human rights
organizations
Professional
organizations Sports clubs
Day care
centers
Foundations
Personal social
services
10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
1. There is no such thing as a civil society or nonprofit “sector.”
2. The civil society sector is mostly engaged in provision of
services.
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS
Service provision
Advocacy
Expression
Community-building / social capital
Value guardian / mobilization
Source: Lester M. Salamon, The State of Nonprofit America (Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution Press, 2002)
10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
1. There is no such thing as a civil society or nonprofit “sector.”
2. The civil society sector is mostly engaged in provision of
services.
3. The civil society sector is a marginal actor economically.
AN OVERVIEW
OF THE U.S.
NONPROFIT
SECTOR
Lester M. Salamon
Source: Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Employment Data Project , 2003
13.5 4.5
0.5
1.2
4.2
6.0
7.6
14.1
15.4
18.0
UTILITIES
AGRICULTURE
TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING
FINANCE & INSURANCE
CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
RETAIL TRADE
NONPROFIT SECTOR
MILLIONS OF FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENT WORKERS
Paid
Volunteers
NONPROFITS: A MAJOR ECONOMIC FORCE
10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
1. There is no such thing as a civil society or nonprofit “sector.”
2. The civil society sector is mostly engaged in provision of
services.
3. The civil society sector is a marginal actor economically.
4. Civil society organizations are chiefly an American
phenomenon and are far less in evidence in other countries.
5. There is no civil society sector for all intents and purposes in
the Scandinavian countries, where the welfare state is most
fully developed.
48.4 million full time equivalent jobs
4.6% of economically active population
THE SCALE OF NONPROFIT ACTIVITY, 40 COUNTRIES
48.4 NPIs
110.4
46.5
41.3
6.2
Manufacturing
Construction
Transportation
Utilities
N U M B E R O F E M P L O Y E E S ( M I L L I O N S )
* Including volunteers
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKFORCE IN CONTEXT,
40 COUNTRIES
* Including volunteers and religious worship organization workforce, where available.
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS*
48 MILLION
LARGEST PRIVATE COMPANIES
4 MILLION
EMPLOYMENT IN NPIs vs. LARGEST FIRMS, 37 COUNTRIES
2.4%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
3.2%
3.7%
4.3%
2.8%
2.2%
6.4%
4.9%
5.9%
5.9%
6.2%
2.5%
3.2%
8.6%
5.1%
10.3%
9.0%
9.7%
10.1%
3.3%
1.8%
1.5%
2.4%
3.1%
2.7%
3.0%
2.6%
4.5%
5.6%
1.5%
3.9%
2.9%
3.1%
3.0%
7.0%
6.4%
2.3%
5.8%
1.5%
3.2%
3.4%
5.8%
2.2%
4.3%
4.3%
5.0%
5.7%
5.9%
6.8%
6.9%
7.3%
7.8%
8.0%
8.8%
8.8%
9.0%
9.2%
9.6%
9.6%
10.9%
11.0%
11.8%
12.3%
13.1%
15.9%
5.5%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%
Italy
Spain
Chile
Finland
Argentina
Germany
Switzerland
Norway
Austria
Japan
Denmark
Australia
France
United States
Sweden
New Zealand
Ireland
United Kingdom
Israel
Canada
Belgium
Netherlands
43-country average
Paid workers
Volunteers
NONPROFIT WORKFORCE AS A SHARE OF
ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION, BY COUNTRY
1.4%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
1.7%
1.0%
3.1%
2.7%
1.7%
3.0%
2.5%
3.3%
0.8%
0.8%
1.2%
1.4%
0.8%
0.8%
1.5%
1.4%
1.7%
1.3%
1.7%
2.2%
0.7%
0.9%
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.7%
1.9%
1.9%
2.0%
2.1%
2.1%
2.2%
2.3%
2.4%
3.2%
3.3%
3.4%
4.2%
4.2%
5.5%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%
Romania
Poland
Pakistan
Slovakia
Russia
Morocco
India
Czech Republic
Philippines
Tanzania
Hungary
Peru
Kenya
Mexico
Colombia
Uganda
Egypt
Brazil
South Africa
Portugal
Korea, Republic of
43-country average
Paid workers
Volunteers
NONPROFIT WORKFORCE AS A SHARE OF
ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION, BY COUNTRY
EMPLOYMENT IN NPIs vs. LARGEST FIRMS, 37 COUNTRIES WHO WE ARE NPI CONTRIBUTION to GDP,
INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS, BY COUNTRY, 2003
Source: The State of Global Civil Society and Volunteering: Latest findings from the implementation of the UN Nonprofit Handbook. (Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, 2013).
7.1% 1.0% 8.1% Canada
0.8%
1.7%
2.0%
2.0%
2.2%
2.8%
1.9%
3.3%
3.6%
4.2%
2.8%
5.1%
5.5%
6.6%
6.7%
3.6%
0.8%
0.6%
2.7%
1.4%
1.3%
1.1%
2.5%
0.7%
1.0%
0.4%
0.9%
1.6%
1.9%
2.0%
2.2%
2.3%
3.4%
4.6%
4.7%
4.9%
5.2%
5.3%
5.8%
6.6%
6.7%
7.1%
4.5%
Thailand
Czech Republic
Portugal
Mexico
Kyrgyzstan
Brazil
Norway
France
Australia
Japan
New Zealand
Belgium
United States
Mozambique
Israel
16-country average
P E R C E N T O F G D P
PAID WORKERS
VOLUNTEERS
NPI SECTOR 8-COUNTRY AVERAGE
ELECTRICITY, GAS, &
WATER SUPPLY
CONSTRUCTION FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND
COMMUNICATION
5.0%
2.4%
5.1% 5.6%
7.0%
CONTRIBUTION TO GDP, NPI vs. OTHER INDUSTRIES,
8-COUNTRY AVERAGE
VALUE ADDED AS % OF GDP,
NPI vs. SELECTED INDUSTRIES, CANADA, 2000
7.9%
5.1%
6.1%
2.3%
1.5% 1.4%
NONPROFIT
SECTOR Retail
trade
Mining, oil, &
gas extractions Accommodation
& food services
Agriculture Motor vehicle
manufacturing
VOLUNTEERS
PAID WORKERS
%
OF
G
DP
52.9%
42%
66.2%
HEALTH
SOCIAL
SERVICES
SPORTS &
RECREATION
NPI SHARE OF BELGIAN VALUE ADDED,
SELECTED FIELDS, 2001
10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
4. Civil society organizations are chiefly an American
phenomenon and are far less in evidence in other countries.
5. There is no civil society sector for all intents and purposes in
the Scandinavian countries, where the welfare state is most
fully developed.
6. Volunteers play a more important role in the civil society
workforce in developing than developed countries.
PAID WORKERS
56% VOLUNTEERS
44%
47.6 million
(including religion)
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
PAID VS. VOLUNTEER LABOR, 37 COUNTRIES
MI
LL
IO
NS
O
F
FT
E
JO
BS
20.8
VOLUNTEERS
5.2
UTILITIES (water, gas, electr.)
34.4
TRANSPORTATION
38.4
CONSTRUCTION
FTE VOLUNTEERS VS. EMPLOYMENT IN
SELECTED INDUSTRIES, 37 COUNTRIES
IF VOLUNTEERS WERE A NATION…
971.0 VOLUNTEERLAND
92.8
101.3
109.4
121.6
127.7
162.4
239.7
756.5
1,023.5
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Japan
Russia
Brazil
Indonesia
United States
India
China
IF VOLUNTEERS WERE A NATION…
M I L L I O N S O F P E O P L E 1 5 Y E A R S O R O L D E R
“VOLUNTEERLAND”—THE WORLD’S SECOND MOST POPULOUS NATION
38% ALL COUNTRIES
24%
30%
31%
32%
37%
55%
64%
ASIAN INDUSTRIALIZED
LATIN AMERICA
WELFARE PARTNERSHIP
CENTRAL EUROPE
ANGLO - SAXON
AFRICA
NORDIC
38% DEVELOPED
38% DEVELOPING
VOLUNTEERS AS % OF NPI WORKFORCE, BY COUNTRY
CLUSTER, 37 COUNTRIES
CONTRIBUTION TO GDP, VOLUNTEERS vs. SELECTED INDUSTRIES, CANADA
$14.1 billion
VOLUNTEERS
$12.8 billion
Agriculture Motor vehicle
manufacturing
$6.1 billion
WHY MEASURE VOLUNTEERING?
1,348 VOLUNTEERLAND
1,097
1,130
1,134
1,457
2,280
2,303
3,329
4,229
12,580
Italy
Spain
Canada
France
United Kingdom
China
Germany
Japan
United States
“VOLUNTEERLAND”—THE WORLD’S 7TH LARGEST ECONOMY
U S $ B I L L I O N S , 2 0 0 5
IF VOLUNTEERS WERE A NATION…
GIVING OF
CASH
32% GIVING OF
TIME
68%
Total value of private
philanthropy, including
religion = $564 bn.
VOLUNTEERING INPUT AS A SHARE OF TOTAL
PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY, 36 COUNTRIES
10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
6. Volunteers play a more important role in the civil society
workforce in developing than developed countries.
7. Paid staff drive out reliance on volunteers.
27%
57%
8%
8%
35%
65%
65% 35% 100%
PAID STAFF
VOLUNTEERS
Above average
Below average
Total
Total Below
average
Above
average
CIVIL SOCIETY PAID vs. VOLUNTEER STAFF AS % OF
TOTAL WORKFORCE, 37 COUNTRIES
10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
6. Volunteers play a more important role in the civil society
workforce in developing than developed countries.
7. Paid staff drive out reliance on volunteers.
8. Philanthropy is the chief source of civil society organization
revenue.
FEES
53% GOVERNMENT
35%
PHILANTHROPY
12%
SOURCES OF CIVIL SOCIETY REVENUE,
34-COUNTRY AVERAGE
10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
8. Philanthropy is the chief source of civil society organization
revenue.
9. Philanthropy is at least the chief source of civil society revenue
in the United States.
14%
19%
13%
43%
3%
20%
18%
38%
23%
13%
6%
7%
15%
3%
9%
6%
12%
15%
4%
7%
11%
14%
6%
3%
39%
32%
36%
6%
45%
27%
27%
7%
22%
31%
36%
35%
24%
37%
29%
31%
18%
15%
24%
19%
15%
5%
9%
5%
47%
49%
51%
51%
52%
53%
55%
55%
55%
57%
58%
58%
60%
61%
62%
63%
70%
70%
71%
73%
74%
81%
85%
92%
FEE DOMINANT FEES, CHARGES PHILANTHROPY GOVERNMENT
ALL COUNTRIES 53 % 35 % 12%
% may not add to 100 due to rounding
Czech Republic Spain India
Pakistan Japan
Tanzania Hungary Uganda
Slovakia United States
Finland Norway Poland
Italy Sweden
Australia Peru
Colombia South Korea
Argentina Brazil
Kenya Mexico
Philippines
SOURCES OF CIVIL SOCIETY REVENUE, BY COUNTRY
24%
26%
9%
9%
6%
8%
2%
10%
3%
5%
7%
32%
29%
45%
39%
43%
35%
39%
26%
32%
19%
16%
44%
45%
47%
51%
50%
58%
59%
64%
64%
77%
77%
ALL COUNTRIES 53 %
GOVERNMENT DOMINANT
FEES, CHARGES PHILANTHROPY GOVERNMENT
35 % 12%
South Africa
Romania
United Kingdom
Canada
Austria
France
Netherlands
Israel
Germany
Belgium
Ireland
SOURCES OF CIVIL SOCIETY REVENUE, BY COUNTRY
% may not add to 100 due to rounding
10 GREAT MYTHS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
8. Philanthropy is the chief source of civil society organization
revenue.
9. Philanthropy is at least the chief source of civil society revenue
in the United States.
10.The civil society sector is growing at a slower rate than the
private business sector.
5-COUNTRY AVERAGE
CZECH REPUBLIC 2002-2005
BELGIUM 2000-2004
CANADA 1997-2003
UNITED STATES
1997-2006
JAPAN 2000-2004
Does not include volunteer labor
TOTAL ECONOMY
NPI SECTOR
8.1%
16.6%
7.0% 6.4% 6.2%
4.4% 4.1%
6.7%
3.6%
5.4% 5.3%
-0.3%
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH OF NPIS
vs. TOTAL ECONOMY, 5 COUNTRIES
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