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Barriers to Third Sector in Croatia: Challenges to Social Development

The third sector is still rather unknown to policy-makers and the wider public in Croatia, while the professional community is becoming aware of the concept. Over the past couple of years, the Croatian third sector has experienced some notable legislative changes, which were generally pushed against the background of the quest for the sector’s greater transparency and financial control. This paper will analyze barriers faced by the third sector in Croatia and put them in the context of challenges to the wider social development of our society. The paper will be based on the results of research conducted on the FP7 project Third sector Impact (TSI). The research methodology consisted of analysis of secondary sources (available documentation, the legal framework, and previous research), the online survey with individual organizations in the sector and interviews with key stakeholders in the sector.

third sector, barriers, path dependency, social development

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