The Voluntary Sector and the Future of the Welfare State

Salamon, Lester M.

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“…Third, demand for volunteer emergency service appears to be increasing (Salamon, 1989). In regard to EMS, the public has recently come to expect this service and accesses EMS delivery systems for a variety of health crises, many of which go beyond the traditional definition of an emergency (typically a highway or workplace accident).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Salamon (1989) notes that prevailing theories about the voluntary sector overemphasize bureaucratic rationality and neglect the &dquo;fragmented character&dquo; of the American state, as well as weaknesses in this sector that work against productive partnership. These weaknesses, in the present case, might include corporations' lack of capacity to adapt to demographic changes in their environment and the internal corporate structure, which can be counterproductive to recruitment and leadership selection.…”

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confidence: 98%

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Volunteer Fire and Rescue Corporations: Structure, Process, and Survival

Perkins¹

1990

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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This article outlines the structure and process of volunteer fire and emergency medical corporations from a theoretical and practical perspective. Practical implications for the survival of these organizations are discussed—namely, strategies for increasing participation of minorities and building rational coproductive relationships between corporations and local government.The purpose of this article is to outline central features of the structure and process of volunteer fire and emergency medical services. These emergency services are an effective, highly cost-efficient form of delivery that now faces increasing pressure both internally and from the social environment. This paper's scope is limited to the sociological nature of volunteer nonprofit corporations (the typical pattern in which these groups are organized), their members' social characteristics, and their &dquo;coproductive&dquo; relationship with government (Anderson and Clary, 1987; Brudney and Warren, 1990). These organizations account for the majority of emergency service labor forces in most states.The article begins with a qualification about the differences between fire and emergency medical service (EMS) corporations and why in this paper they are considered together. Then the relevance of studying these groups is discussed, followed by a description of the data base, theoretical issues, review of findings on social characteristics of members of these corporations, and remarks on internal processes and relations with government. The paper concludes with a theoretical reassessment and practical implications for survival of these organizations.Volunteer fire departments and rescue squads are typically founded

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Volunteer Fire and Rescue Corporations: Structure, Process, and Survival

Perkins¹

1990

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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“…All this suggests that the next phase of the welfare state will be characterised by a much greater use of voluntary non-profit organisations as service providers (Salamon, 1989). This seems to be quite functional, permitting the continuation of many welfare state programmes and benefits which most people want, but not necessarily provided directly or only by a government agency ~ayl0r~Gooby, 1985).…”

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Change and continuity in British voluntary organisations, 1976 to 1988

Kramer

1990

Voluntas

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A cohort of twenty British national voluntary agencies serving handicapped people was studied in 1976 and again in 1989 after a decade of major shifts in public policy. Changes and continuities were identified in income, structure, governance, management, programme, interorganisation relations and advocacy. A consistent pattern of growth, bureaucratisation and professionalisation was found, with relatively little change in the dominant mode of financing, statutory or philanthropic. A three-stage model is proposed to describe the development of British voluntary agencies since the 1970s, and some of the organisational implications of current policies for the 1990s are noted.

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“…If the informal and the voluntary sectors at the local level do not have the capacity to cope with the new problems, what will be the result? If the main resources are not coming from government, others may take over that role (Selle and SvSsand, 1987;Salamon, 1989). After all, the call for competition and the right of citizens to choose freely in market-like situations entail a politicisation of the social welfare policy that could divert the voluntary sector from its original goals.…”

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The role of voluntary social welfare organisations in Norway: a democratic alternative to a bureaucratic welfare state?

Grindheim

Selle

1990

Voluntas

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Taking as a point of departure the postulated political-ideological and fiscal 'crisis of the welfare state', this article emphasises recent changes in the relationship between the four sectors of welfare providers: the informal sector of the family or community; the for-profit sector --where social goods are offered by profit-seeking institutions; the formalised sector of voluntary organisations; and the public sector of statutory bodies. Discussion is concentrated on the changing relationship between the voluntary and public sectors. Are voluntary organisations able to cope with new and extensive welfare problems within a more decentralised welfare state? Do they express the values, and do they possess the resources that both governmental agencies and the organisations themselves take for granted?

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The Voluntary Sector and the Future of the Welfare State

Abstract: Several critical factors, including demographic trends and shifts in public policy, promise to alter the balance between public, nonprofit, and proprietary provision of human services in the years ahead.

Cited by 37 publications

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Volunteer Fire and Rescue Corporations: Structure, Process, and Survival

Volunteer Fire and Rescue Corporations: Structure, Process, and Survival

Change and continuity in British voluntary organisations, 1976 to 1988

The role of voluntary social welfare organisations in Norway: a democratic alternative to a bureaucratic welfare state?

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