A mixed economy of care: the incisive role of the voluntary sector
in Peter Askonas & Stephen Frowen (eds) Welfare and Values: Challenging the Culture of Unconcern Macmillan, Basingstoke 18-29
Abstract
An important component of civic structures for meeting social needs is the voluntary sector. This chapter describes the UK voluntary sector, its fields of activity, its sources of funding and support, the staff it employs, and its operating expenditure