Dr. Salamon pioneered the empirical study of the nonprofit sector in the United States and has extended this work to other parts of the world. Author or editor of more than 20 books, his recent works include: America’s Nonprofit Sector: A Primer, 3rd Ed. (Foundation Center, 2012); The State of Nonprofit America, Vol. 2 (Brookings Press, 2012); Rethinking Corporate Social Engagement: Lessons from Latin America (Kumarian Press, 2010), The Tools of Government: A Guide to the New Governance (Oxford University Press, 2002); and Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector, Vol. 2 (Kumarian Press, 2004). Newly published by Oxford University Press in 2014, Leverage for Good: An Introduction to the New Frontiers of Philanthropy and Social Investment and The New Frontiers of Philanthropy: A Guide to the New Tools and Actors Reshaping Global Philanthropy and Social Investing explore emerging forms of philanthropy.