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Delivering public services in the mixed economy of welfare : perspectives from the voluntary and community sector in rural England

Hardill, I; Dwyer, PJ

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I Hardill

PJ Dwyer



Abstract

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. In this article, we draw 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+ living in remote rural communities across three English regions. Those charged with service delivery, which is increasingly the voluntary and community sector, face particular challenges, such as uncertain funding regimes and reliance on volunteer labour.

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2011
Deposit Date Jan 17, 2011
Publicly Available Date Apr 5, 2016
Journal Journal of Social Policy
Print ISSN 0047-2794
Electronic ISSN 1469-7823
Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 40
Issue 1
Pages 157-172
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279410000292
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0047279410000292
Related Public URLs https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-social-policy

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