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Political Science Public Affairs & Administration

Voluntary Sector Organizations and the State

Building New Relations

by (author) Rachel Laforest

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2011
Category
Public Affairs & Administration, Volunteer Work, Human Services, NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774821445
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $95.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774821452
    Publish Date
    Jul 2012
    List Price
    $32.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774821469
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $125.00

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Description

Voluntary organizations have moved from the margins to the centre of policy discussions in Canada, and citizens and politicians now view them in a new way. Rachel Laforest shows how members of voluntary organizations have struggled for a stronger voice in policy making and redefined their relationship to the federal government through key collaborations. This vivid account of how a loose coalition of organizations was transformed into a distinct sector offers a new conceptual framework for explaining dynamic state-voluntary sector relations at all levels of government.

About the author

Rachel Laforest is associate professor and head of the Public Policy and Third Sector Initiative in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University.

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Awards

  • Winner, ANSER/ARES Book Prize, Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research

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