Not-for-Profit Organizations in the Soviet Union: Turning On Some Lights

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This article describes the fledgling state and growth of not-for-profit orga nizations in the Soviet Union. The buoyant reappearance of this sector can be seen as a response to the legitimized recognition of gaps in service delivery at a time when social, political, and economic changes under perestroika create openings for new initiatives, which challenge the mono lithic system in place. As such, not-for-profits reflect state failure and, at the same time, tentative movements toward a civic society. Some continuity with prerevolutionary practices and institutions is noted.

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