I Hardill
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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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 |
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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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