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A Mixed Economy of Care. The Incisive Role of the Voluntary Sector

Kendall, Jeremy and Knapp, Martin R J. (1997) A Mixed Economy of Care. The Incisive Role of the Voluntary Sector. In: Askonas, Peter and Frowen, Stephen F., eds. Welfare and Values: Challenging the Culture of Unconcern. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 18-29. ISBN 978-0-333-67405-5. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:26550)

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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.

Item Type: Book section
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit
Depositing User: R. Bass
Date Deposited: 20 May 2011 14:23 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:04 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/26550 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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