Changing Responsibilities and Roles of the Voluntary and Community Sector in the Welfare Mix: A Review

In this review, we turn to the much-contested question of what to call the sector that is neither state nor market, but embedded in a tri-polar system of state, market and family. We explain why we use the term Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). We then highlight key developments in government in...

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Published inSocial policy and society : a journal of the Social Policy Association Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 341 - 352
Main Authors Hogg, Eddy, Baines, Susan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.2011
Subjects
Business
Community
Family
Market
Markets
United Kingdom
Values
Voluntary organizations
Welfare
Welfare Services
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Summary:In this review, we turn to the much-contested question of what to call the sector that is neither state nor market, but embedded in a tri-polar system of state, market and family. We explain why we use the term Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). We then highlight key developments in government interactions with VCSOs in the UK. From this, we turn to the theme of 'distinctiveness' and the claims and counter claims around it. We discuss these debates and situate them within the conceptual frameworks of the 'shadow state', public value, and critical approaches to mainstream business and social enterprise. Finally, we suggest some emerging themes and directions for research. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:1474-7464
DOI:10.1017/S147474641100008X