The Ages of Voluntarism: How We Got to the Big Society

by James McKay and Matthew Hilton

In May 2010, Britain's new Coalition government embarked on its journey to the Big Society. But how did we reach this point? Politicians and commentators have long bemoaned the supposed decline of civic life, fretting about its health and its future. In fact, the real story of voluntarism over the last hundred years has not been decline, but constant evolution and change. Whether we use the terms charity, philanthropy, civil society, non-governmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197264824
• ISBN13: 9780197264829
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: British Academy
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"