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International Journal of Public Sector Management, 2011
PurposeThis paper aims to provide a reflection on the other contributions to this special issue of IJPSM on the “employment implications of the outsourcing of public services to voluntary, not‐for‐profit organisations” in the light of more widely available discourses and evidence.Design/methodological approachThe paper, in line with the purpose, draws ...
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PurposeThis paper aims to provide a reflection on the other contributions to this special issue of IJPSM on the “employment implications of the outsourcing of public services to voluntary, not‐for‐profit organisations” in the light of more widely available discourses and evidence.Design/methodological approachThe paper, in line with the purpose, draws ...
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1985
Voluntary provision of services for people in need has a long history. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century most health care and social provision was organised by voluntary organisations. The relationship between statutory and voluntary services varies in different periods. For most of this century, the trend was for statutory organisations to
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Voluntary provision of services for people in need has a long history. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century most health care and social provision was organised by voluntary organisations. The relationship between statutory and voluntary services varies in different periods. For most of this century, the trend was for statutory organisations to
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Managing Service Quality: An International Journal, 1993
Considers the thousands of organisations in the voluntary sector and explains how such a diverse group of organisations can overcome the hurdles that might stand in the way of improvement. Mentions somepressures, arising from the recent recession, for these organisations to improve quality.
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Considers the thousands of organisations in the voluntary sector and explains how such a diverse group of organisations can overcome the hurdles that might stand in the way of improvement. Mentions somepressures, arising from the recent recession, for these organisations to improve quality.
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Voluntary Sector in Transition
2013<i>Voluntary Sector in Transition</i> explores the extensive growth and re-shaping of the voluntary sector following sweeping changes to social and welfare policy over thirty years.
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Social Work Education, 1994
What is the role and potential role of practice placements in the voluntary sector for DipSW students? Many DipSW students, either from necessity due to lack of an alternative placement, or through a positive choice are undertaking some of their training in the voluntary sector.
Carol Hayden, Nina Swarup
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What is the role and potential role of practice placements in the voluntary sector for DipSW students? Many DipSW students, either from necessity due to lack of an alternative placement, or through a positive choice are undertaking some of their training in the voluntary sector.
Carol Hayden, Nina Swarup
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1996
The focus of debate and policy development on the relative roles of the state and the market in the provision of welfare services has meant that the size and the scope of the voluntary organisation of welfare has often not been fully appreciated and that the role and importance of the voluntary sector has not been clearly analysed or understood.
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The focus of debate and policy development on the relative roles of the state and the market in the provision of welfare services has meant that the size and the scope of the voluntary organisation of welfare has often not been fully appreciated and that the role and importance of the voluntary sector has not been clearly analysed or understood.
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Women's Voluntary Services and the Voluntary Sector
2002Abstract This chapter returns to the antagonism between the WVS and other women's organizations, a relationship further embittered by an ill-conceived government attempt to force an amalgamation of WVS with the National Council of Social Services.
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The voluntary sector in urban communities
Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 1983A range of questions about the urban voluntary sector is discussed. These questions involve the often contradictory relationships between this sector and population welfare, social structure, and economic development in US cities. The functional linkages between public, private, and voluntary sectors are also considered.
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