Variations between Organisations and Localities in Government Funding of Third-sector Activity: Evidence from the National Survey of Third-sector Organisations in England

Clifford, David; Geyne-Rahme, Frida; Mohan, John

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“…It is precisely the more disadvantaged local authorities with greater concentrations of households in need and levels of deprivation that are being disproportionately affected by reductions in government expenditure (see also Hastings, Bailey, and Watkins 2012;Meegan et al 2014). Moreover, third sector agencies that provide support for hard-pressed households in more disadvantaged local authorities are also facing significant financial reductions given their greater dependence on statutory funding (Clifford, Geyne-Rahme, and Mohan 2013;Jones et al, forthcoming).…”

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Recession, Austerity and the ‘Great Risk Shift’: Local Government and Household Impacts and Responses in Bristol and Liverpool

Kennett

Jones

Meegan

et al. 2015

Local Government Studies

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A key feature of the rise of neoliberal politics and policy has been the progressive shift of risk from corporations and national states to the local government, individuals and households. In this article, we argue that, in the UK, 'great risk shift' has not only been intensified by recession and austerity but has also been marked by the unevenness of the redistribution of risk and insecurity across scales and places, and between different types of household. In order to capture the differentiated nature of experiences and impacts of recession, risk and insecurity, this article first considers the spatial and temporal dynamics of recession and the great risk shift. It then goes on to localise and embed these dynamics within the city regions and local authorities of Bristol and Liverpool, drawing on a quantitative survey of 1,013 households, across a range of different household types. The survey was segmented geographically and by ten different household types using Ipsos-MORI's (ACORN) classification of residential neighbourhoods. Whilst the evolving crisis and subsequent austerity measure have been a 'moving target' for cities, the local government and households, the household survey was undertaken in the two city regions in the winter of 2011 and explored experiences and impacts since 2008. It will seek to demonstrate the nature, impact and 'lived experience' of the 'risk shift' during this period and consider the ongoing and broader implications for households, and national and local policymakers.

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Recession, Austerity and the ‘Great Risk Shift’: Local Government and Household Impacts and Responses in Bristol and Liverpool

Kennett

Jones

Meegan

et al. 2015

Local Government Studies

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“…Research by Hastings et al (2012) and Clifford et al (2013) also shows that the most deprived local authorities in the country have faced the greatest reductions in funding from central government. Clifford et al (2013) …”

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The uneven impact of austerity on the voluntary and community sector: A tale of two cities

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General rightsThis document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pure/about/ebr-terms likely to suffer most due to the combined effect of cuts in government funding in these areas and their greater dependency on statutory funding. This paper develops this argument by exploring the sector's changing relationship with the state through an empirical analysis of the differential impact of recession and austerity on VCS organisations involved in public service delivery in the two English Core Cities of Bristol and Liverpool. This paper highlights how the scale and unevenness of public spending cuts, the levels of voluntary sector dependency on statutory funding and the rising demands for the sector's services in a period of recession and austerity are being experienced locally. It portrays a sector whose resilience is being severely tested and one that is being forced rapidly to restructure and reposition itself in an increasingly challenging funding environment.

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“…Indeed, evidence suggests that more affluent areas have more neighbourhood-level organisations, volunteering and charitable giving, and organisations with less dependence on state funds (Clifford, Geyne-Rahme, andMohan 2013, Mohan 2011). Moreover, as noted earlier, some of the 'communities' that the Coalition aims to support are not really communities at all, but a range of bodies including mutuals and social enterprises, many of them closer to private sector companies than to community organisations.…”

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Divergence in Community Participation Policy: Analysing Localism and Community Empowerment Using a Theory of Change Approach

Rolfe

2015

Local Government Studies

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The last two decades have witnessed a significant turn towards community participation in public policy around the globe, raising concerns that states are resorting to 'government through community', shifting responsibilities onto communities. In order to unpack the ambiguous rhetoric of policy statements, this article employs ideas from evaluation methodology to develop a generic theory of change for community participation policy. The model is then utilised to analyse and compare the UK Coalition Government's Big Society/Localism agenda and the Scottish Government's Community Empowerment approach, demonstrating the ways in which these represent a clear example of policy divergence, and potentially significant alternatives to state-community relations in the context of austerity. The article also demonstrates the potential wider applicability of 'Theories of Change' methodology for policy analysis.

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Variations between Organisations and Localities in Government Funding of Third-sector Activity: Evidence from the National Survey of Third-sector Organisations in England

Cited by 44 publications

References 15 publications

Recession, Austerity and the ‘Great Risk Shift’: Local Government and Household Impacts and Responses in Bristol and Liverpool

Recession, Austerity and the ‘Great Risk Shift’: Local Government and Household Impacts and Responses in Bristol and Liverpool

The uneven impact of austerity on the voluntary and community sector: A tale of two cities

Divergence in Community Participation Policy: Analysing Localism and Community Empowerment Using a Theory of Change Approach

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