TY - BOOK ID - 4862229 TI - Human Security and Philanthropy : Islamic Perspectives and Muslim Majority Country Practices PY - 2015 SN - 9781493925254 1493925245 9781493925247 1493925253 PB - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Economics/Management Science. KW - Non-Profit Enterprises/Corporate Social Responsibility. KW - Regional and Cultural Studies. KW - Sociology, general. KW - Economics. KW - Regional planning. KW - Economie politique KW - Aménagement du territoire KW - Human security KW - Human rights KW - Humanitarianism KW - Management KW - Business & Economics KW - Management Styles & Communication KW - Charities KW - Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations KW - Islam and politics. KW - Islam KW - Charities. KW - Islamic countries KW - Politics and government KW - Alms and almsgiving (Islam) KW - Politics and Islam KW - Charitable remainder trusts KW - Donations KW - Endowments KW - Alms and almsgiving KW - Benevolent institutions KW - Charitable institutions KW - Endowed charities KW - Institutions, Charitable and philanthropic KW - Philanthropy KW - Poor relief KW - Private nonprofit social work KW - Relief (Aid) KW - Social welfare KW - Political aspects KW - Law and legislation KW - Societies, etc. KW - Muslim countries KW - Business. KW - Culture KW - Business ethics. KW - Sociology. KW - Business and Management. KW - Business Ethics. KW - Study and teaching. KW - Political science KW - Charity laws and legislation KW - Juristic persons KW - Trusts and trustees KW - Uses (Law) KW - Charitable bequests KW - Associations, institutions, etc. KW - Poor KW - Social service KW - Services for KW - Culture-Study and teaching. KW - Business KW - Businesspeople KW - Commercial ethics KW - Corporate ethics KW - Corporation ethics KW - Professional ethics KW - Wealth KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Culture—Study and teaching. KW - Social theory KW - Social sciences KW - Islamic countries. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4862229 AB - For many years, Muslims have been involved in philanthropic activities focused on helping the poor and needy through varied types of ‘third sector’ organizations (TSOs). Nevertheless, many people in Muslim majority countries (MMCs) face human security crises and not much is known about the TSOs in these countries or their human security provisions. To fill this knowledge gap, this volume documents and analyses philanthropic and other types of third sector organizations including the awqaf (Muslim endowments) vis-à-vis human security in MMCs. The study is comprehensive in treating the subject matter - examining the legal environment, characteristics, extent, and functioning of all forms of the third sector and their human security performances - and in geographic coverage, covering all forty-seven Muslim majority countries in Africa and Asia. It is also innovative as it expounds on TSO density analysis, state support score (SSS), and a third-sector capability measure (TCM) to study their interrelationships. This volume is an essential unique reference book for students and scholars of the third sector and human security, international organizations, development agencies, donor governments, security experts, and in particular anybody with interests in Islam and MMCs. ER -