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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > interest groups and lobbies > third sector
social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > market (economics) > third sector
social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > market (economics) > third sector
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social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > society (political science) > third sector
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third sector  

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  • The third sector is an intermediary realm between the private business sector, the public sector, and the personal sector comprising family and friends. As the sum total of not-for-profit enterprises and voluntary associations within a society, the concept of the third sector is often used interchangeably with two betterknown terms: the voluntary sector and the nonprofit sector. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Third Sector]

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