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Scotland's Civic Society v. England's Big Society? Diverging Roles of the VCS in Public Service Delivery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2011

Mike Danson  and
Geoffrey Whittam
Mike Danson
Affiliation:
Business School, University of the West of Scotland E-mail: michael.danson@uws.ac.uk
Geoffrey Whittam
Affiliation:
University of the West of Scotland
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Abstract

The devolved governments and parliaments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland increasingly have been adopting different approaches from England to the delivery of public services. With more powers and responsibilities, Scotland has initiated these moves to divergence, not least with respect to the roles of volunteering, the Voluntary and Community Sectors (VCS) in the context of the ‘Big Society’. This article explores how the environment and institutions in Scotland increasingly are generating moves for different relations between the public, private and VCS. With key powers reserved for the Westminster parliament, differences are demonstrated in the position and development of the VCS.

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Themed Section on Remixing the Economy of Welfare? Changing Roles and Relationships between the State and the Voluntary and Community Sector
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , July 2011 , pp. 353 - 363
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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