The Third Sector Delivering Public Services

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.