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"Publications on arts-related amateur, hobbyist, some professional, and mixed-member associations and some agencies are reviewed. Their mission is to foster, present, and sometimes chronicle the art its members prize. Excluded from this review are the studies of art support organizations, formed to help fund an art, lobby government for support of it, drum up public interest, seek employment for its professionals, and the like. Also excluded are analyses of broad social and cultural effects of an arts association organization. The review covers works bearing on small arts clubs and societies, music associations and agencies (jazz ensembles, symphony orchestras, opera companies), dance associations and agencies, theater associations and agencies, graphic art associations (graffiti, painting, photography), writers' and readers' associations, and craft associations."

'Beyond the Congregation' utilizes data on almost 2,000 of the largest and most influential Christian nonprofits in the United States to answer some of the key questions raised by these organizations. What explains the growth of Christian nonprofits? What activities are they pursuing? How are they funded and how do they use those funds?

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Europe: Country Groups -- Executive Summary -- 1. Europe's Economy Hitting Its Stride -- Growth Is Moving into a Higher Gear -- Slack Is Disappearing -- Inflationary Pressures Are Beginning to Pick Up -- The Credit Recovery Is Catching Up with the Real Recovery -- The European Recovery Is Spilling Over to the Rest of the World -- External Conditions and Macroeconomic Policies Will Support Growth -- Growth Is Projected to Stay Strong -- Less Downside Risk in the Short Term, but Not in the Medium Term -- Policy Priorities -- Structural Policy and European Monetary Union Architechture -- References -- 2. Reforming the Judiciary: Learning from the Experience of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe -- Why Focus on Judicial Reforms? -- How to Analyze Institutional Quality: Conceptual Framework -- Country Case Studies -- Evolution of the Effectiveness of CESEE Justice Systems and Property Rights Protection -- Main Findings -- Conclusion -- Annex 2.1. Institutions: Literature Review -- Annex 2.2. Indicators and Sources -- Annex 2.3. Econometric Analysis: Additional Results -- References -- 3. Banking Challenges in the Western Balkans: Prospects and Challenges -- The Boom and Bust -- Looking Ahead -- Policy Recommendations -- Expand Funding Bases -- Tackle Nonbank Structural Obstacles to Credit -- Annex 3.1. Estimating Fundamentals-Consistent Levels of Credit -- Annex 3.2. Impact of Global and Local Regulatory Changes -- Annex 3.3. Contributions of Supply versus Demand Factors to Credit Growth -- Annex 3.4. The Macroeconomic and Bank-Specific Determinants of Nonperforming Loans -- References -- Boxes -- 1.1 What Is behind the Euro Appreciation against the US Dollar since Early 2017? -- 2.1 Institutions and Economic Outcomes -- 2.2 The Process of European Union Membership and the Rule of Law.

La sociedad rural y el estado mexicano -- Los campesinos mexicanos en el mercado internacional del café -- ¿Integración o subordinación de los campesinos organizados? -- Las organizaciones de café: estrategia política y económica de los cafeticultores minifundistas -- La racionalidad campesina en torno a un producto global

Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff vii -- Acronyms and abbreviations ix -- Chronology xvi -- Preface xviii -- Introduction -- The dictionary -- Bibliography -- Appendixes -- Universal declaration of human rights -- International covenant on economic, social and cultural rights -- International covenant on civil and political rights -- Optional protocol to the international covenant on civil and political rights -- About the authors