Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

List of abbreviations

pp ix-x

Acknowledgements

pp xi-xii

Introduction

pp xiii-xiv

PART I - What are charities, and why do we argue about them?

pp 1-2

1 - The many faces of charities

pp 3-16

2 - What has gone wrong?

pp 17-32

3 - ‘Stick to your knitting’: the curbs on campaigning

pp 33-46

PART II - Changing the world

pp 47-48

4 - The health of the nation

pp 49-64

5 - Equality, slavery and human rights

pp 65-78

6 - Rights for women and gay liberation

pp 79-92

7 - Protecting animals and the natural world

pp 93-106

PART III - Improving lives and communities

pp 107-108

8 - Local action and self-help

pp 109-122

9 - Supporting other people

pp 123-136

10 - The wider world

pp 137-152

11 - Community arts

pp 153-164

PART IV - A junior partner in the welfare state?

pp 165-166

12 - Public service contracts

pp 167-182

13 - Reducing the burden on the state

pp 183-198

14 - Charities as pioneers

pp 199-212

PART V - Preserving the past, preparing for the future

pp 213-214

15 - Castles, canals and stately homes

pp 215-232

16 - Museums and the perils of charitable status

pp 233-242

17 - The minefield of charitable education

pp 243-260

18 - Pushing the boundaries of medicine and science

pp 261-274

PART VI - The way ahead

pp 275-276