The Ages of Voluntarism: How we got to the Big Society

This book provides the historical background to the rise of the Big Society. Voluntarism has evolved over the last hundred years to adapt to changing circumstances, drawing up new agendas, tackling old problems, and acting as an alternative to state provision and as a catalyst for further government action.

• | By (Author): Matthew Hilton (Professor of Social History, University of Birmingham), James McKay (Research Fellow, University of Birmingham) (Edited by)
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 04, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 202 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0197264824
• | ISBN-13: 9780197264829