Satellite Account on Nonprofit and Related Institutions and Volunteer Work / United Nations

Assessing third or social economy impacts by measuring third or social economy inputs, outputs and outcomes -- Economic activity classification of third or social economy sector institutions and volunteer work -- Formats for presenting and disseminating third or social economy sector satellite account data -- Conceptualizing the third or social economy sector -- Introduction -- Compiling the third or social economy sector satellite account II-Assembling the data -- Compiling the third or social economy sector satellite account I-Identifying in-scope institutions and volunteer work -- References -- System of National Accounts and the third or social economy sector: A primer for Non-Specialists -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Acknowledgements.

The Satellite Account on Nonprofit and Related institutions and Volunteer work (NPI) brings various efforts together to offer comprehensive methodological guidance for creating a coherent satellite account on what we are calling the "third, or social economy, sector," the "TSE sector" for short, embracing three components: (a) NPIs that are not controlled by government; (b) certain related institutions that are not controlled by government, including in-scope cooperatives, mutual societies, and social enterprises; and (c) volunteer work. TSE institutions and volunteer work attract policy interest because of their growing economic presence, their extensive involvement in the solution of public problems, and the consequent contributions they are thought to make to the common good. Detailed instructions provided in this handbook will go a long way toward addressing important issues