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  • 7 - Sector Theorists Should Expand Three-Failures Theory to Include the Family Sector and Varied Forms of Government

  • from Part II - Reflections and Refinements
  • Edited by Eva Witesman, Brigham Young University, Utah, Curtis Child, Brigham Young University, Utah
  • Book:
    Reimagining Nonprofits
    Published online:
    11 January 2024
    Print publication:
    01 February 2024, pp 133-153

  • Summary

    The authors of this chapter conceptualize the “three-failures” perspective in nonprofit-sector theorizing. They then propose the sectoral advantage framework, which revises and generalizes the three-failures approach. The revised framework offers a set of questions and a way of thinking about and interpreting diverse puzzles in the field. The framework uses consistent definitions and criteria so that it can be applied to a broad range of institutions, cultures, and historical periods. The authors develop three themes within the framework: First, they add the family sector and consider its comparative advantages, failures, and activities. Second, they generalize government failure to make it more comprehensive and applicable outside Western democracies. Third, they suggest the capability approach should be incorporated in the determination of sectoral advantages.