Voluntary Sector in Transition
Hard Times or New Opportunities?
Distributed for Policy Press at the University of Bristol
- Contents
- Review Quotes

About the author
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 The voluntary sector: contested or strategic ground?
2 The changing face of welfare and roles of voluntary organizations
3 Researching the voluntary sector
4 Dilemmas of market ideology: the impact of growing competition in two urban areas
5 Performance and shifting accountabilities: from trust-based to regulated inter-organisational relationships
6 Collaboration in community-based projects: solutions or new organisational challenges?
7 Community heroes, survivors or casualties? Exploring risk and resilience in the voluntary sector
8 Advocacy and democratic participation in a changing environment: room for challenge?
9 Values and visions for a future voluntary sector?
References
Index
"This book brings together the most important challenges facing the voluntary sector today in a highly readable style. It is grounded in research, theoretically informed, and illustrates each theme with quotes from practitioners. It is a treasure trove of ideas which will become an indispensible source for policy makers, practitioners and researchers."
Political Science: Public Policy
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