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Description:The contributors to this detailed and concise book collectively raise questions about the novelty of the Big Society Agenda, its ideological underpinnings, and challenges it poses for policymakers and practitioners. The book is divided into two sections, history and policy, which together provide readers with a historically grounded, internationally informed, and multidisciplinary analysis of the Big Society policies. The introduction and conclusion tie the strands together, providing a coherent analysis of the key issues in both sections.Contents:Introduction: what is Big Society? Contemporary social policy in a historical and comparative perspective; PART I History; 1. 'Big Society' and 'Great Society': a problem in the history of ideas; 2. Britain's social welfare provision in the long run: the importance of accountable, well-financed local government; 3. Big Society, legal structures, Poor Law and the myth of a voluntary society; 4. Mutual aid and the Big Society. 5. Big Society and the National Citizen Service: young people, volunteering and engagement with charities c. 1900-19606. Charities, voluntary organisations and non-governemental organisations in Britain since 1945; 7. Charity and Big Society; PART II Policy; 8. 'Big Society' as a rhetorical intervention; 9. Funding and the Big Society; 10. Governement, foundations and Big Society: will you be my friend?; 11. Can we 'nudge' citizens towards more civic action?; 12. The Big Society and volunteering: ambitions and expectations; 13. European perspectives on the Big Society agenda. 14. From 'shock therapy' to Big Scoiety: lessons from the post-socialist transitionsConclusion: the Big Society and social policy; Bibliography; Index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Big Society Debate: A New Agenda for Social Welfare?. To get started finding The Big Society Debate: A New Agenda for Social Welfare?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The contributors to this detailed and concise book collectively raise questions about the novelty of the Big Society Agenda, its ideological underpinnings, and challenges it poses for policymakers and practitioners. The book is divided into two sections, history and policy, which together provide readers with a historically grounded, internationally informed, and multidisciplinary analysis of the Big Society policies. The introduction and conclusion tie the strands together, providing a coherent analysis of the key issues in both sections.Contents:Introduction: what is Big Society? Contemporary social policy in a historical and comparative perspective; PART I History; 1. 'Big Society' and 'Great Society': a problem in the history of ideas; 2. Britain's social welfare provision in the long run: the importance of accountable, well-financed local government; 3. Big Society, legal structures, Poor Law and the myth of a voluntary society; 4. Mutual aid and the Big Society. 5. Big Society and the National Citizen Service: young people, volunteering and engagement with charities c. 1900-19606. Charities, voluntary organisations and non-governemental organisations in Britain since 1945; 7. Charity and Big Society; PART II Policy; 8. 'Big Society' as a rhetorical intervention; 9. Funding and the Big Society; 10. Governement, foundations and Big Society: will you be my friend?; 11. Can we 'nudge' citizens towards more civic action?; 12. The Big Society and volunteering: ambitions and expectations; 13. European perspectives on the Big Society agenda. 14. From 'shock therapy' to Big Scoiety: lessons from the post-socialist transitionsConclusion: the Big Society and social policy; Bibliography; Index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Big Society Debate: A New Agenda for Social Welfare?. To get started finding The Big Society Debate: A New Agenda for Social Welfare?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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