The Third Sector Delivering Public Services: Developments, Innovations and Challenges

This edited collection provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the third sector’s role in public service delivery. Drawing on research carried out at the ESRC funded Third Sector Research Centre, the book explores areas such as social enterprise, capacity building, volunteering and social value, and charts the historical development of the state-third sector relationship, reviewing the major debates and controversies accompanying recent shifts in that relationship.