The Price of Virtue: The Economic Value of the Charitable Sector

by Vivien Foster, Susana Mourato, David Pearce, and Ece OEzdemiroglu

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It is well known that the voluntary sector in modern society is large in terms of economic activity - but how large? The authors of this pioneering book attempt to address this problem by utilizing survey techniques, originally developed in environmental economics, to place an economic value on the benefits provided by the voluntary sector in the UK.

The authors comprehensively detail the analytical foundations of their survey methodology, a stated preference approach, and the results which were achieved. The economic value of the voluntary sector is elicited by discovering the general public's willingness to pay, to maintain charitable...

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  • ISBN10 1840644850
  • ISBN13 9781840644852
  • Publish Date 25 April 2001 (first published 1 January 2001)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 256
  • Language English