Cuprins
Introduction ~ James Rees and David Mullins;
Part One: Policy, Politics and Organisations;
The history of third sector service delivery in the UK ~ Pete Alcock;
Same tensions, different results? Third sector-state relations in a changing political and socio-economic context ~ Heather Buckingham;
Which third sector organisations are involved in the delivery of public services? Evidence from national survey data in England ~ John Mohan and David Clifford;
Part Two: Cross-cutting issue for third sector service delivery;
Social enterprise, mutuals and spin-outs in the era of ‘open’ public services ~ Robin Miller and Fergus Lyon;
Capacity building for competition: the role of infrastructure in third sector service delivery ~ Rob Macmillan;
The role of volunteers in service delivery ~ Angela Ellis-Paine and Matt Hill;
The concept of social value and the third sector: definitions, theories and measurements ~ Malin Arvidson and Helen Kara;
Part Three: Service delivery in key policy fields;
Understanding the third sector’s role and position in employment services provision ~ Rebecca Taylor, James Rees and Chris Damm;
All change? The impact of personalisation for the third sector in health and social care ~ Jenny Harlock and Robin Miller;
Housing and the Third Sector – Enacted hybridity and diversification ~ David Mullins;
The third sector and the rehabilitation revolution ~ Rob Macmillan;
Conclusion and the future for the Third Sector’s role in service delivery ~ James Rees and David Mullins.