The Third Sector Delivering Public Services: Developments, Innovations and Challenges

doi:10.46692/9781447322412

This edited collection explores areas such as social enterprise, capacity building, volunteering and social value, and charts the historical development of the state-third sector relationship, reviewing the major debates and controversies accompanying recent shifts in that relationship.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Contents
pp iii-iv
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List of tables, figures and boxes
pp v-v
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Series editor’s foreword
pp vi-vii
- By John Mohan
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Notes on contributors
pp viii-xii
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one - The third sector delivering public services: setting out the terrain
pp 1-18
- By James Rees, David Mullins
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Part One - Policy, politics and organisations
pp 19-20
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two - The history of third sector service delivery in the UK
pp 21-40
- By Pete Alcock
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three - The context for service delivery: third sector, state and market relationships 1997–2015
pp 41-62
- By Heather Buckingham, James Rees
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four - Which third sector organisations are involved in the delivery of public services? Evidence from charity accounts and from survey data
pp 63-84
- By John Mohan, David Clifford
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Part Two - Cross-cutting issue for third sector service delivery
pp 85-86
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five - Spinning with substance? The creation of new third sector organisations from public services
pp 87-106
- By Robin Miller, Fergus Lyon
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six - Capacity building for competition: the role of infrastructure in third sector service delivery
pp 107-126
- By Rob Macmillan
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seven - The engagement of volunteers in third sector organisations delivering public services
pp 127-148
- By Angela Ellis Paine, Matthew Hill
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eight - Valuing third sector achievements in a service delivery context: evaluations and social value
pp 149-166
- By Malin Arvidson, Helen Kara
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Part Three - Service delivery in key policy fields
pp 167-168
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nine - Navigating a new landscape: the third sector delivering contracted employment services
pp 169-188
- By Rebecca Taylor, Christopher Damm, James Rees
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ten - From development to delivery: personalisation and the third sector
pp 189-210
- By Jenny Harlock, Robin Miller
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eleven - The changing role of housing associations
pp 211-232
- By David Mullins
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twelve - Talking up the voluntary sector in criminal justice: market making in rehabilitation
pp 233-256
- By Rob Macmillan
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thirteen - Conclusion
pp 257-276
- By James Rees, David Mullins
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Index
pp 277-282
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Developments, Innovations and Challenges

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

List of tables, figures and boxes
pp v-v

Series editor’s foreword
pp vi-vii

Notes on contributors
pp viii-xii

one - The third sector delivering public services: setting out the terrain
pp 1-18

Part One - Policy, politics and organisations
pp 19-20

two - The history of third sector service delivery in the UK
pp 21-40

three - The context for service delivery: third sector, state and market relationships 1997–2015
pp 41-62

four - Which third sector organisations are involved in the delivery of public services? Evidence from charity accounts and from survey data
pp 63-84

Part Two - Cross-cutting issue for third sector service delivery
pp 85-86

five - Spinning with substance? The creation of new third sector organisations from public services
pp 87-106

six - Capacity building for competition: the role of infrastructure in third sector service delivery
pp 107-126

seven - The engagement of volunteers in third sector organisations delivering public services
pp 127-148

eight - Valuing third sector achievements in a service delivery context: evaluations and social value
pp 149-166

Part Three - Service delivery in key policy fields
pp 167-168

nine - Navigating a new landscape: the third sector delivering contracted employment services
pp 169-188

ten - From development to delivery: personalisation and the third sector
pp 189-210

eleven - The changing role of housing associations
pp 211-232

twelve - Talking up the voluntary sector in criminal justice: market making in rehabilitation
pp 233-256

thirteen - Conclusion
pp 257-276

Index
pp 277-282

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