| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 399 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The Scale and Growth of NGOs, Charities and Voluntary Organisations -- Key Sectors Profiles Since 1945 -- Leading Campaign Groups and NGOs in the UK -- Key Players -- Membership and Volunteering -- NGO Income Streams and Giving -- The Impact of NGOs -- Governance and Professionalism -- International Comparisons -- Further Reading and Guide to Further Information |
| Summary |
The 'Big Society', announced by the Cameron government in 2010, has changed the way we talk about the voluntary sector, charities, NGOs, civil society, or the third sector. The names might be different, but the accompanying debate remains the same. It revolves around a series of questions that have been discussed for decades: what is the relationship between the governmental and the non-governmental sectors? What is the overall contribution of voluntarism to society? How has it changed over time? Have citizens become more apathetic, and are they less likely to 'join' in? What motivates citizens to unite and work together in organisations? This volume will give the reader a greater and more informed historical consciousness of how the NGO sector has grown and influenced |
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"Aiming to furnish the reader with the historical data to engage with the debates surrounding the Cameron government's 'Big Society' and civil society, this book gives the reader a greater and more informed historical consciousness of how the NGO sector has grown and influenced."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Non-governmental organizations -- Great Britain
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Charities -- Great Britain
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Voluntarism -- Great Britain
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Civil society -- Great Britain
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Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy -- c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) -- United Kingdom, Great Britain. -- 21st century.
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Social & cultural history -- c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) -- United Kingdom, Great Britain. -- 21st century.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 21st Century.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
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Charities
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Civil society
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Non-governmental organizations
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Voluntarism
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Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 -- 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100.
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Social & cultural history -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 -- 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100.
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Society.
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hilton, Matthew
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| ISBN |
9781137029027 |
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1137029021 |
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1349338591 |
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9781349338597 |
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