Central Government, Local Government, Voluntary Associations and the Welfare State

Some Reflections on Opposition to Recent Public Spending Cuts in Britain

Bibliographic Data

ID19353014
AuthorsChristopher Pickvance (University of Kent, corresponding author), Christopher G Pickvance (Urban and Regional Studies Unit, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF Great Britain)
Year1987
Volume16
Issue1-2
Pages81-96
Publication date1987-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Voluntary Action Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-0607 • E-ISSN: 1552-7395
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/089976408701600107
OpenAlexW2054963343
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

The relation between the state and voluntary associations is explored by a study of voluntary organization responses to deep funding cuts of local governmental expen ditures in Britain. Why have voluntary associations not been at the forefront in opposing these cuts, which impact so deeply on their viability? The main opposition to these funding cuts by central government has come from the local councils themselves. The basis for the restoration of cuts has been cast in terms of preserving local government's autonomy, rather than in terms of preserving an endangered welfare state. The relative weakness of the voluntary association response is ac counted for in large part by the perceived (rather than the actual) degree of cen tralization of government in contemporary Britain

Autonomy · Central government · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Local government · Opposition (politics) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · State (computer science) · Turnover · Voluntary association · Welfare · Welfare state · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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