The Third Sector Delivering Public Services : : Developments, Innovations and Challenges / / ed. by James Rees, David Mullins.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Alcock, Pete,; Arvidson, Malin,; Buckingham, Heather,; Clifford, David,; Damm, Christopher,; Harlock, Jenny,; Hill, Matthew,; Kara, Helen,; Lyon, Fergus,; Macmillan, Rob,; Miller, Robin,; Mohan, John,; Mullins, David,; Paine, Angela Ellis,; Rees, James,; Taylor, Rebecca,
• HerausgeberIn: Mullins, David,; Rees, James,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Third Sector Research
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 p.) :; 5 Black and White

This important book is the first edited collection to provide an up to date and comprehensive overview of the third sector’s role in public service delivery. Exploring areas such as social enterprise, capacity building, volunteering and social value, the authors provide a platform for academic and policy debates on the topic. Drawing on research carried out at the ESRC funded Third Sector Research Centre, the book charts the historical development of the state-third sector relationship, and reviews the major debates and controversies accompanying recent shifts in that relationship. It is a valuable resource for social science academics and postgraduate students as well as policymakers and practitioners in the public and third sectors in fields such as criminal justice, health, housing and social care.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables, figures and boxes -- Series editor’s foreword -- Notes on contributors -- The third sector delivering public services: setting out the terrain -- Policy, politics and organisations -- The history of third sector service delivery in the UK -- The context for service delivery: third sector, state and market relationships 1997–2015 -- Which third sector organisations are involved in the delivery of public services? Evidence from charity accounts and from survey data -- Cross-cutting issues for third sector service delivery -- Spinning with substance? The creation of new third sector organisations from public services -- Capacity building for competition: the role of infrastructure in third sector service delivery -- The engagement of volunteers in third sector organisations delivering public services -- Valuing third sector achievements in a service delivery context: evaluations and social value -- Service delivery in key policy -- Navigating a new landscape: the third sector delivering contracted employment services -- From development to delivery: personalisation and the third sector -- The changing role of housing associations -- Talking up the voluntary sector in criminal justice: market making in rehabilitation -- Conclusion -- Index