The Voluntary Sector.

Lindsay, Isobel

The article discusses the voluntary sector as an aspect of citizenship in Great Britain as of August 2001. The article examines the political dimension of the voluntary sector in policy areas such as international aid, the environment, and poverty. It also discusses the political voluntary sector as an enabler of increased political participation as opposed to the political party system. The article analyzes the concept of social capital as related to the voluntary sector, tensions within the voluntary sector, and the ambiguity over the concept of social economy. The article also discusses funding for the voluntary sector as related to the financial independence of voluntary organizations. It also discusses contributions that the voluntary sector may make to public policy development.

UNITED Kingdom; NONPROFIT sector; CITIZENSHIP; POLITICAL participation; SOCIAL capital; SOCIAL participation; PRIVATE sector; PRACTICAL politics; PUBLIC administration; POLITICAL parties; FUNDRAISING; BRITISH politics & government, 1945-

Political Quarterly, 2001, Vol 72, Issue s1, p115

0032-3179

Academic Journal

10.1111/1467-923X.72.s1.14