Voluntary Organisations and Social Policy in Britain

Perspectives on Change and Choice

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

The last two decades of the twentieth century saw the most fundamental changes in British social policy since the creation of the welfare state in the 1940s. From Margaret Thatcher's radical reassessment of the role of the state to Tony Blair's 'Third Way', the voluntary sector has been at the heart of these changes. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, voluntary organisations have been cast in leading roles on the social policy stage. They are expected to make key contributions to countering social exclusion; to regenerating communities; to providing social housing and welfare services; to promoting international aid and development; and to developing and sustaining democratic participation and the active community.But how are voluntary sector organisations grappling with the implications of their new, expanded role? How is their relationship with the state changing in practice? This book, which has its origins in an international conference of leading academics in the field, provides answers to these pressing questions. It analyses the numerous and complex ways in which the formulation and implementation of social policy is dependent on the contributions of the voluntary sector. It discusses the impact of the new policy environment on voluntary organisations. And it suggests that the successful implementation of social policy requires government to acknowledge and nurture the distinctive features and contributions of voluntary sector organisations. Voluntary Organisations and Social Policy in Britain is essential reading not only for the many people studying, working in or working with the voluntary sector in Britain but also for anyone who is interested in the formulation and implementation of social policy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-12-06
Mått:155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt:308 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780333793145

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MARGARET HARRIS is Professor of Voluntary Sector Organisation at Aston Business School and was formerly Assistant Director of the Centre for Voluntary Organisation at the London School of Economics. She edited (with David Billis) Voluntary Agencies: Challenges of Organisation and Management and is the author of Organising God's Work. She is International Editor of the journal Nonprofit Management and Leadership. COLIN ROCHESTER is Consultancy Leader and Principal Lecturer, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management, at the University of Surrey, Roehampton. He has more than thirty years' experience of working in and with the voluntary and community sectors as practitioner, manager, consultant and researcher. He has published widely on sector issues and devised and co-edited An Introduction to the Voluntary Sector with Justin Davis Smith.

Innehållsförteckning

Voluntary Organisations and Social Policy: Twenty Years of Change; M.Harris, C.Rochester and P.HalfpennyPublic Policy, Social Policy and Voluntary Organisations; N.DeakinTackling Social Exclusion: The Contribution of Voluntary Organisations; D.BillisContracting: The Experience of Service Delivery Agencies; D.W.Scott and L.RussellRegulation: The Impact on Local Voluntary Action; C.RochesterRegeneration: The Role and Impact of Local Development Agencies; S.P.Osborne and K.RossPartnership: Insiders and Outsiders; M.TaylorProviders of Care for Older People: The Experience of Community Care; J. Kendall and M.KnappGrant-Making Foundations: Policy Shapers or Policy Takers?; D.LeatInternational Development NGOs: Policy Conflict and Convergence; D.LewisNon-Profit Housing Agencies: 'Reading' and Shaping the Policy Agenda; D.Mullins and M.RiseboroughBoards: Just Subsidiaries of the State?; M.HarrisVolunteers: Making a Difference?; J.Davis SmithUsers: At the Centre or the Sidelines? M. Locke, P.Robson and S.HowlettVoluntary Organisations in a Changing Policy Environment; M.Harris