The voluntary sector in the UK

Authors:Jeremy Kendall, Martin Knapp

Summary:This text presents an account of the voluntary sector's development and current position in the UK. The authors begin by defining "voluntary organizations" and then briefly outline their history, going on to explain the voluntary sector in relation to law, education and the state.

Print Book, Undefined, 1996

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Publisher: Manchester U.P., Manchester, 1996

Series:

Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Sector S.,v.5

Physical Description:xiv,316 p.

ISBN:

9780719050381, 0719050383

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1179438378

Subjects:

Education

Health

Santé

Voluntary organisations Finance

Voluntary organisations Management

health

Contents:

History of the voluntary sector; the legal position of the voluntary sector; mapping the voluntary sector; recent developments in state relations with the voluntary sector; education; policy issues for the 1990s; conclusion - theory and policy.