High Ideals and Noble Intentions

Peter R. Elson is a senior research fellow at the Institute for Community Prosperity at Mount Royal University and an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria.

• List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgments Introduction 1600 to 1930: An Emerging InstitutionalismThe 1930 Income War Tax AmendmentWhere Is the Voice of Canada’s Voluntary Sector?Cuts to the CoreCanada, This Is London CallingHigh Ideals and Noble IntentionsNotesBibliographyIndex

'Peter Elson clearly highlights the structural problems currently facing the voluntary sector by examining the historical and institutional forces that have driven relationships between governments and non-profits. He provides compelling evidence that critical junctures occur as a consequence of developments both incremental and dramatic. High Ideals and Noble Intentions provides a blueprint for change that will be significant to the future development of the voluntary sector in Canada.' - James J. Rice, School of Social Work , McMaster University 'High Ideals and Noble Intentions fills a void in the current literature on Canada's non-profits by providing a comprehensive political history of the sector within a book-length analytical framework. Peter Elson's thorough understanding of voluntary institutions and national policy allows him to build a logical, evidentiary argument. The questions he raises, presented accessibly and engagingly, will have widespread policy appeal.' - Jacquelyn Scott, Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University