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Raisons d'être des associations et théorie économique

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  • Nyssens, Marthe

    (UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) ; UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire pour la Solidarité et l’Innovation Sociale (CERISIS))

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Compte tenu de l'intérêt croissant des économistes pour le champ de l'économie sociale (ou tiers-secteur), cet article a pour but d'analyser et de synthétiser les différents arguments auxquels a recours la littérature anglo-saxonne sur les organismes à but non lucratif pour expliquer leurs raisons d'être aux côtés du secteur privé à but lucratif et du secteur public. Après avoir identifié les différents cadres conceptuels mobilisés par les économistes, nous développons les arguments qui expliquent, d'une part, pourquoi des parties prenantes extérieures (usagers, pouvoirs publics, donateurs) ont recours à des organisations non lucratives ("les théories de la demande") et, d'autre part, pourquoi des parties prenantes internes choisissent l'association comme mode d'organisation ("les théories de l'offre"). Nous concluons par une discussion du concept d'entrepreunariat social.

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  • Nyssens, Marthe, 1998. "Raisons d'être des associations et théorie économique," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 1998011, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
    • Handle: RePEc:ctl:louvir:1998011
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    JEL classification:

    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship
    • P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights

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