Clément Dominique
University of Alberta.
Can Rev Sociol. 2019 Aug;56(3):299-328. doi: 10.1111/cars.12251. Epub 2019 Jul 18.
This article examines how the state has used its spending power to shape the nonprofit sector in British Columbia since the 1960s. The province's thriving nonprofit sector and its polarized political culture provide an ideal case study for exploring the relationship between the state and nongovernmental organizations. The following study documents changes in state policy, the trajectory of funding, funding patterns, and organizations that have received state funding. Although public funding for nonprofits in Canada has been pervasive for decades, there is little empirical evidence on the nature and scope of this funding. This article is based on an innovative new database that provides a comprehensive list of grants from the provincial government to nonprofit organizations between 1960 and 2014. Despite concerns regarding cuts to public funding in recent years, this study finds that there has been an overall increase in funding. However, there has also been a significant shift in funding from women's issues to Aboriginal peoples since the early 2000s.
本文探讨了自20世纪60年代以来，该省如何利用其支出权力塑造不列颠哥伦比亚省的非营利部门。该省蓬勃发展的非营利部门及其两极分化的政治文化，为探索政府与非政府组织之间的关系提供了一个理想的案例研究。以下研究记录了政府政策的变化、资金流向、资助模式以及获得政府资助的组织。尽管几十年来加拿大对非营利组织的公共资金投入一直很普遍，但关于这种资金投入的性质和范围，实证证据却很少。本文基于一个创新的新数据库，该数据库提供了1960年至2014年间省政府向非营利组织提供的赠款的完整列表。尽管近年来人们对公共资金削减有所担忧，但这项研究发现资金总体上有所增加。然而，自21世纪初以来，资金也从妇女问题大幅转向了原住民问题。
