New analysis of voluntary sector published
Howard Lake | 25 November 2003 | News
Dr Jeremy Kendall at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has published a systematic analysis of the UK’s voluntary sector.
“The Voluntary Sector: comparative perspectives in the UK” provides a new and comprehensive socio-economic and political analysis of the UK’s voluntary sector. Published by Routledge, the research was funded primarily by Charities Aid Foundation, with support from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and NCVO.
Using concepts and theories from the international literature on the non-profit sector, the author places the UK voluntary sector in perspective, and considers its scope, scale and structure, change and continuity in the sector’s role as a public policy actor; and the impact of voluntary sector activities on society.
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Speaking about the book, Dr Kendall said: “Expectations are spiralling concerning the roles the voluntary sector can and should play in policy design and delivery in the UK. In this context, the need for systematic research to ensure expectations are realistic and well grounded in evidence is more important than ever before. This book aims to help ensure that the increasing number of commentators who look to the voluntary sector as a solution to social problems do so with firm conceptual and empirical underpinnings.”
Cathy Pharoah, Director of Research at CAF said: “There is currently a great deal of rhetoric about the voluntary sector’s special contribution as a service delivery partner. This unique research brings an objective insight into these difficult issues and makes an invaluable contribution to the debate.”
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