Voluntary Sector in Transition : : Hard Times or New Opportunities? / / Linda Milbourne.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Milbourne, Linda,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

Voluntary and community organisations have moved to the centre of political debates, as the new UK government reduces the scope of the state and locates solutions in civil society. This new book explores the extensive growth and reshaping of the voluntary sector following sweeping changes to social and welfare policy over 30 years. It draws on contemporary social and organisational theory and debates to consider whether surviving in the voluntary sector now depends on realigning activities and compromising independent goals and values.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- The voluntary sector: contested or strategic ground? -- The changing face of welfare and roles of voluntary organisations -- Researching the voluntary sector -- Dilemmas of market ideology: the impact of growing competition in two urban areas -- Performance and shifting accountabilities: from trust-based to regulated inter-organisational relationships -- Collaboration in community-based projects: solutions or new organisational challenges? -- Community heroes, survivors or casualties? Exploring risk and resilience in the voluntary sector -- Advocacy and democratic participation in a changing environment: room for challenge? -- Values and visions for a future voluntary sector? -- References -- Index