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Social Enterprise for Public Service: How does the third sector deliver?

By Alastair Wilson, Alison Hopkins, Jonathan Bland, Juliette Ash, Kevin Brennan MP, Michael O’Higgins, Professor Fergus Lyon, Professor Paul Palmer, Ralph Michell, Ray Mills, Roger Spear, Stephen Bubb and Tom Titherington

Social Enterprise for Public Service: How does the third sector deliver?
  • Available in: Print and PDF
  • Published: February 1, 2009
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Edited by Paul Hunter.

Published 2009 (ISBN 1 905370 44 X)    Price £9.95

This timely publication follows recent work that the Smith Institute has undertaken on charities, philanthropy and social enterprises. Social enterprises are growing in significance, employing 650,000 people and contributing £8.4 billion per year to the UK economy. Much of the sector’s income now comes from the state to deliver public services. For many, social enterprises have the ability to offer a different approach and ethos, between the profit-driven private sector and the one-size-fits-all public sector. However, the sector is still small and faces capacity and capability constraints. With both main political parties committed to growing the third sector, this collection of essays highlights the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

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Series: All Reports, Public services Tagged with: 2009

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