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Lewis, Jane

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“…Government funding to the sector increased from £8bn in 2000to £12.8bn in 2007/8 (NVCO, 2011. The Government encouraged the sector organisations to bid for contracts to deliver welfare services (Lewis, 1999;Baines et al, 2011;Gojkovic et al, 2011). This led to the implementation of the 1990 National Health Service and Community Care Act in April 1993 which resulted in the reduction of grant funding to organisations in the sector and to the introduction of the use of formal contracts to govern funding flows to the third sector organisations (mostly from one year to three years) and has led to increased government regulation of third sector organisations through strict, measurable and binding performance targets set for contracts awarded (Plummer, 2009;Mold & Berridge, 2010).…”

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“…There is evidence that the sector organisations provides numerous services that benefit the community and their client groups, such as, homeless people drug and alcohol dependents who find it difficult to access health, social and employment services due to their difficulties which affects their ability to articulate their needs to statutory services officials (Department of Health, 2010). Another explanation for the development of the third sector is that the privatisation of public services rooted in the market-based philosophies of the UK Conservative Government (1979 -1992) (Lewis, 1999;Anheier, 2000;Alcock, 2010;Dickinson et al, 2012). This led to the development and growth of new and existing third sector organisations.…”

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Public Policies Impact on Third Sector Social Enterprises in UK Regions

Maher

2016

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development

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This chapter provides an important perspective on how public policies impact small third sector social enterprises in UK regions. There is limited research that has explored the how government policies are impacting on small regional drug and alcohol social enterprises. The research employed a multiple case study design (Stake, 2006; Yin, 2009).of eight small drug and alcohol third sector social enterprise organisations based in three UK regions (The East Midlands, The South East (including London) and Yorkshire and Humber). Semi-structured interviews were conducted Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of these organisations to ascertain how government policy framework influences their service developments. The research finding contributes to the fairly limited empirical research investigating regional variations of third sector social enterprises. It advocates for changes in government regional funding polices help small third sector social enterprises to develop and sustain appropriate effective services where they are based – at the regional level.

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Public Policies Impact on Third Sector Social Enterprises in UK Regions

Maher

2016

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development

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“…Some scholars have interpreted new forms of cooperation such as networks and partnerships as creating win-win situations for all participantsincluding markets, civil society, community-based initiatives and the state (Evers and Laville 2003, 37). Others point to the potential issues of dependency creation and instrumentality that can arise between governments and civil society organisations (Lewis 1999;Dahrendorf 2001;Lewis 2004). Current social service organisation diversityin terms of resources, goals, steering mechanisms and corporate identityare generally defined using the analytical concept of hybrid organisations (Evers and Laville 2003, 237-252).…”

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Non-public welfare in Turkey: new and old forms of religiously-motivated associations

Göçmen

2018

Research and Policy on Turkey

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By studying the contemporary functioning and historic roots of a variety of religiously-motivated associations (RMAs), this paper explores the blurred boundaries between state institutions, political parties, and religious groups in the realm of welfare, in Turkey. Empirical findings are based on semi-structured interviews conducted with the volunteers and administrators of 27 RMAs, in three cities. These interviews focus on the RMAs' motivations, administrative and organisational functioning and connections, presenting a comprehensive picture of RMAs as non-public welfare providers. Analysis of both new and old associations provides an understanding of how their histories and proximity to political power differ; it also reveals clues about the politicization of social provisioning. The findings of this study show that these associations have been some of the most important actors in non-public provisioning over the past two decades; they also shed light on the political economy of welfare provisioning. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…However, from 1905 to 1914, the expansion of the role of the state in the delivery of social welfare was driven by Liberal governments. The concept of an 'extension ladder', whereby the state provided a minimum threshold of welfare, to be topped up by the third sector, was established by the Minority Report (1909), under the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and the Relief of Distress (Lewis, 1999;Morris, 2000).…”

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Influence of Public Policy on Small Social Enterprises

Maher

2018

Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage

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This chapter defines the third sector, tracks the historical development and the contextual background of the sector and its governance arrangements. The history of the UK third sector dates back to the Act 1601, the Relief of the Poor, which offered relief to individuals who could not work, were cared for in alms houses or sent to work-houses (Murdock, 2006). Throughout the centuries, the sector continued to provide services for those that the state considered beyond its remit. With high unemployment and the reduction of welfare provision towards the end of the twentieth century the UK government developed polices to help third sector organisations to bid for contracts to deliver welfare, housing and community services. The chapter concludes with a discussion of academic perspectives on the existence of the sector and the distinctiveness between the third sector, private sector and public sector are explained.

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Cited by 81 publications

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Public Policies Impact on Third Sector Social Enterprises in UK Regions

Public Policies Impact on Third Sector Social Enterprises in UK Regions

Non-public welfare in Turkey: new and old forms of religiously-motivated associations

Influence of Public Policy on Small Social Enterprises

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