What have charities ever done for us? : the stories behind the headlines /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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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