Understanding Roots of Voluntary Action : Historical Perspectives on Current Social Policy

ISBN-13: 9781845194246 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 206 str.

Opis

The current debate on the growing role of the voluntary and community or third sector in delivering public and social policy is impoverished by its lack of understanding of the historical events which have shaped the sector and its relationship with the state and this book draws on a range of empirical studies of aspects of the history of voluntary action to illuminate and inform this debate. Chapter contributions range across two centuries and a variety of fields of activity, geographical areas, and organizational forms. This book is essential reading for all practitioners involved in charities and voluntary and non-profit organizations, for those who work at the interface between government and the third sector and for those who are involved in making and implementing public and social policy.