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Delivering public services in the mixed economy of welfare
— perspectives from the voluntary and community sector in England | | Author(s) | Irene Hardill, Peter Dwyer |
| Journal title | Journal of Social Policy, vol 40, part 1, January 2011 |
| Pages | pp 157-172 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna... |
| Keywords | Over 70s ; Voluntary agencies ; Self help organisations ; Voluntary workers ; Rural areas ; England. |
| Annotation | The voluntary and community sector in England is playing an increasingly important role in the delivery of public services to older adults and in doing so they rely on unpaid volunteers. This article draws on the findings of a recent qualitative study of the impact on the voluntary and community sector of delivering `low-level' public services that promote independent living and wellbeing in old age. The fieldwork focused on services that help older adults aged 70 and above, and living in remote rural communities across three English regions. A total of 69 participants were interviewed, 25 of whom were key informants (paid staff, volunteers, and funders). The remaining 44 interviewees were older people who made use of one of the services. The results highlight two key challenges faced by the voluntary and community sector in delivering public services: managing precarious funding regimes from the public purse; and a reliance on an unpaid, volunteer workforce for the frontline delivery of many services. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110223002 A |
| Classmark | BBK: PK: PQ: QV: RL: 82 |
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