A mixed economy of care: the incisive role of the voluntary sector

Kendall, J. and Knapp, M.R.J. (1997) A mixed economy of care: the incisive role of the voluntary sector. In: Askonas, P. and Frowen, S., eds. Welfare and Values: Challenging the Culture of Unconcern. Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 18-29. ISBN hbk: 0333674057 / pbk: 0333699106.

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Abstract

<p>An important component of civic structures for meeting social needs is the voluntary sector. This chapter describes the UK<p><p>voluntary sector, its fields of activity, its sources of funding and support, the staff it employs, and its operating expenditures. These characteristics of the sector raise a number of questions about its ability to continue to act as one of the mainstays of civic society in the UK.

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