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Informationen zum Autor Melanie Oppenheimer is an Associate Professor in Australian History at the University of New England, Australia Nicholas Deakin is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and Administration at the University of Birmingham Klappentext The relationship between the state and the voluntary sector has changed significantly since 1948 when Beveridge's major report, Voluntary Action, was first published. Sixty years later, a group of historians analyse and reassess the impact of Beveridge's ideas about voluntary action for social advance in this timely volume. Using examples from the UK, Australasia and Canada, this book clearly articulates the importance and significance of Beveridge's ideas on voluntary action within an international context.With the emphasis of governments on the importance of the voluntary or 'third sector' and the development of policies and practices to enhance social capital, build civil society and engage communities, this book will be invaluable for those interested in how the third sector has evolved over time. It will be of interest to historians, social policy researchers, political theorists, economists and educationalists. Zusammenfassung In 1948! Wiliam Beveridge's last major report! "Voluntary Action"! was published. In this little remembered work! Beveridge! the father of the welfare state! sought out the middle ground between the state and the market. This book intends to re-evaluate and reassess the ideas contained within "Voluntary Action". Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Beveridge and voluntary action- Melanie Oppenheimer and Nicholas Deakin2. Voluntarism, the state, and public-private partnerships in Beveridge's social thought- Josie Harris3. 'The night's insane dream of power'. William Beveridge on the uses and abuses of state power- Nicholas Deakin4. The war and charity- Frank Prochaska5. 'Organisations for brotherly aid in misfortune': Beveridge and the friendly societies- Dan Weinbren6. Beveridge in the Antipodes: the 1948 tour- Melanie Oppenheimer7. Voluntary politics: the sector's political function from Beveridge to Deakin- James McKay8. Youth in action? British young people and voluntary service: 1958 - 1970- Georgina Brewis9. Voluntary action and the rural poor in the age of globalisation- Jill Roe10. Voluntary Action in Britain since Beveridge- Pat Thane11. Beveridge, the voluntary principle and New Zealand's 'Social Laboratory'- Margaret Tennant12. After Beveridge: the state and voluntary action in Australia- Paul Smyth13. The Great White North and Voluntary Action: Canada's relationship with Beveridge, social welfare, and social justice- Peter R. Elson...
