LEADER 03495nam 22006495 450 001 9910483380403321 005 20250609110052.0 010 $a9783030027742 010 $a3030027740 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-02774-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000008160574 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5772565 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-02774-2 035 $a(Perlego)3494013 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5917781 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008160574 100 $a20190306d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$a100 Years of NCVO and Voluntary Action $eIdealists and Realists /$fby Justin Davis Smith 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (305 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a9783030027735 311 08$a3030027732 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Setting Up -- 3. Early Years -- 4. Out of Adversity -- 5. Warfare and Welfare -- 6 -- Marking Time -- 7. Losing Ground -- 8 -- Recovery and Challenge -- 9 -- A Golden Age? -- 10. Big Society and Beyond -- 11. Conclusion: Idealists and Realists -- Appendix 1. Key Figures in the History of the Council -- Appendix 2. Select list of organisations supported by the Council. . 330 $aThis book explores the rich history of voluntary action in the United Kingdom over the past 100 years, through the lens of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), which celebrates its centenary in 2019. From its establishment at the end of the First World War, through the creation of the Welfare State in the middle of the twentieth century, to New Labour and the Big Society at the beginning of this century, NCVO has been at the forefront of major developments within society and the voluntary movement. The book examines its many successes, including its role in establishing high-profile charities such as Age Concern, the Youth Hostels Association, and National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux. It charts the development of closer relations with the state, resulting in growing awareness of the value of voluntary action, increased funding, and beneficial changes to public policy, tax and charity law. But it also explores the criticisms NCVO has faced, in particular that by pursuing a partnership agenda and championing professionalisation, it has contributed to an erosion of the movement's independence and distinctiveness. . 606 $aHistory 606 $aGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aSocial history 606 $aCivilization$xHistory 606 $aWorld politics 606 $aHistory 606 $aHistory of Britain and Ireland 606 $aSocial History 606 $aCultural History 606 $aPolitical History 615 0$aHistory. 615 0$aGreat Britain$xHistory. 615 0$aSocial history. 615 0$aCivilization$xHistory. 615 0$aWorld politics. 615 14$aHistory. 615 24$aHistory of Britain and Ireland. 615 24$aSocial History. 615 24$aCultural History. 615 24$aPolitical History. 676 $a302.14 676 $a302.14 700 $aDavis Smith$b Justin$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01225487 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910483380403321 996 $a100 Years of NCVO and Voluntary Action$92845266 997 $aUNINA