Acts of Compassion: Caring for Others and Helping Ourselves.Robert WuthnowBetween States and Markets: The Voluntary Sector in Comparative Perspective.Robert Wuthnow

AbstractAlthough the voluntary sector is internationally valued as an integral component of the welfare mix, studies on East Asian welfare regimes have primarily focused on state-market-family interactions, paying scant attention to the long-standing and pivotal role of voluntary agencies in their construction. This case study illuminates this less-known aspect of modern welfare history in the context of South Korea, with a particular focus on the activities of voluntary organizations. The study categorizes South Korean voluntary associations into four types and examines their different contributions in shaping South Korea’s welfare regime, by applying Young’s framework on government–voluntary organizations relations. This historical exploration on the South Korean voluntary sector aims to deepen understanding of an East Asian welfare state regime. It further suggests that current welfare mix debates, focusing on the service delivery role of voluntary organizations within Western European welfare states, should be broadened.

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Gwyndaf Williams, Inner City Urban Policy: A Partnership with the Voluntary Sector? CVO Occasional Paper Three, Bedford Square Press, London, 1983. viii + 96 pp. £4.95.

Journal of Social Policy ◽

10.1017/s0047279400023023 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 123-124

Author(s):

Randall Smith

Keyword(s):

Inner City ◽

Urban Policy ◽

Voluntary Sector

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Disparities by deprivation: The geographical impact of unprecedented changes in local authority financing on the voluntary sector in England

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1177/0308518x211034869 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0308518X2110348

Author(s):

David Clifford

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Local Authority ◽

Voluntary Sector ◽

Recent Change ◽

Revolutionary Change ◽

Disadvantaged Communities ◽

Local Government Finance ◽

History Of ◽

The Impact ◽

Deprived Areas

Over the last decade, the local government finance system in England has experienced ‘genuinely revolutionary change’: overall revenues have declined and councils are now more reliant on locally raised taxes. Importantly, the nature of change has varied geographically: urban councils serving poorer communities have experienced the biggest declines in their service spending. This paper considers the impact of these spatially uneven changes on the voluntary sector. We follow through time charities known to be in receipt of local government funding at the time of peak council budgets in 2009–2010 and describe trends in the income of these charities until 2016–2017. We show that, just as the pattern of change in local government financing has been spatially uneven, so the trend in charities’ income has varied geographically. Indeed the spatially regressive nature of recent change in charities’ income is remarkable: while the median charity in the least deprived decile of the local authority distribution experienced little change in their income, the median charity in the most deprived decile experienced a 20% decline. The results provide the strongest evidence to date that, in countries with a history of partnership between government and the voluntary sector, voluntary organisations in more deprived areas are particularly vulnerable to sizeable reductions in the level of local government spending. Indeed, by illustrating for the first time the sizeable reductions in the income of charities in disadvantaged communities, the results demonstrate an important mechanism through which ‘austerity urbanism’ becomes salient in the lives of individuals in deprived areas.

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Risks of financial abuse of older people with dementia: findings from a survey of UK voluntary sector dementia community services staff

The Journal of Adult Protection ◽

10.1108/jap-04-2013-0018 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 180-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Kritika Samsi ◽

Jill Manthorpe ◽

Karishma Chandaria

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Local Community ◽

Community Support ◽

Voluntary Sector ◽

Community Services ◽

Warning Signs ◽

Money Management ◽

Content Type ◽

Financial Abuse ◽

People With Dementia

Purpose – Financial abuse of people with dementia is of rising concern to family carers, the voluntary sector and professionals. Little is known about preventative and early response practice among community services staff. The purpose of this paper is to investigate voluntary sector staff's views of the risks of managing money when a person has a dementia and explore ways that individuals may be protected from the risks of financial abuse. Design/methodology/approach – An online survey of staff of local Alzheimer's Society groups across England was conducted in 2011 and was completed by 86 respondents. Open-ended responses supplemented survey questions. Statistical analysis and content analysis identified emergent findings. Findings – Most respondents said their people with dementia experienced problems with money management, with almost half the respondents reporting encountering cases of financial abuse over the past year. Most were alert to warning signs and vulnerabilities and offered suggestions relevant to practice and policy about prevention and risk minimization. Research limitations/implications – Adult safeguarding practitioners are likely to encounter money management uncertainties and concerns about exploitation of people with dementia. They may be contacted by community-based support staff from the voluntary sector about individual queries but could ensure that such practitioners are engaged in local training and networking activities to promote their skills and confidence. Practical implications – As with other forms of elder abuse, professionals need to be aware of risks of financial abuse and be able to suggest effective yet acceptable preventive measures and ways to reduce risks of harm and loss. Further publicity about adult safeguarding services may be needed among local community support services. Originality/value – There have been few studies investigating the views of people working with people with dementia in the community about adult safeguarding.

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