What have charities ever done for us? : the stories behind the headlines /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cook, Stephen, 1949- (Author), Mason, Tania (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part I: What are charities, and why do we argue about them?
  • 1. The many faces of charities
  • 2. What has gone wrong?
  • 3. 'Stick to your knitting': the curbs on campaigning
  • Part II: Changing the world
  • 4. The health of the nation
  • 5. Equality, slavery and human rights
  • 6. Rights for women and gay liberation
  • 7. Protecting animals and the natural world
  • Part III: Improving lives and communities
  • 8. Local action and self-help
  • 9. Supporting other people
  • 10. The wider world
  • 11. Community arts
  • Part IV: A junior partner in the welfare state?
  • 12. Public service contracts
  • 13. Reducing the burden on the state
  • 14. Charities as pioneers
  • Part V: Preserving the past, preparing for the future
  • 15. Castles, canals and stately homes
  • 16. Museums and the perils of charitable status
  • 17. The minefield of charitable education
  • 18. Pushing the boundaries of medicine and science
  • Part VI: The way ahead
  • 19. Reviews and strategies
  • 20. Charity governance: fit for purpose?
  • 21. Coming clean with the public
  • 22. The pursuit of independence
  • Postscript
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Back cover