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基本説明
Explaining dynamic state-voluntary sector relations at all levels of government.
Full Description
In the early 1990s, voluntary organizations garnered little attention in Canadian policy circles, even though the federal government was simultaneously offloading its responsibility for essential services to the sector and cutting back their funding. Two decades later, the voluntary sector is a key public policy player in federal, provincial, and municipal politics.
Rachel Laforest shows why this turnaround represents a significant shift in the way citizens and policy makers view the place of voluntary organizations in public policy. Members of voluntary organizations have struggled for a stronger voice in policy making and redefined their relationship to the federal government through key collaborations such as the Voluntary Sector Initiative. This deft account of how a loose coalition of voluntary organizations was transformed into a distinct sector offers a new conceptual framework for explaining dynamic state-voluntary sector relations at all levels of government.
Contents
1 The Changing Relationship between the State and the Voluntary Sector
2 Theorizing the Relationship between the State and the Voluntary Sector
3 Laying the Foundation for Collaboration: The Canadian Case
4 Building Identity and Agency in the Voluntary Sector: From Strategy to Action
5 Designing a Blueprint for Collaboration: Looking at the Big Picture
6 Organizational Dynamics and the Impact of Collaboration
7 Conclusions
Appendices
1 Characteristics of voluntary organizations engaged at a macro scale
2 Characteristics of national organizations in the field of children and family services
3 Characteristics of provincial organizations in the field of children and family services
4 Characteristics of local organizations in the field of children and family services in the Ottawa region
5 Characteristics of local organizations in the field of children and family services in the Montreal region
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