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Civil society and the 'commanding heights': the civil economy: past, present and future |
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Dunfermline: Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, 2010. 37p. |
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Civil society associations can run businesses and they can run organisations that aim to influence businesses. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate discussion about the possibilities for civil society associations to play an expanded and more influential role in the economy of the UK and Ireland in the future. It starts by reviewing the history of the civil economy, demonstrating that civil society associations, such as friendly societies, mutual societies, co-operatives and trade unions, have had a massive economic presence. Although there has been relative decline in some spheres, there has also been a wide range of new developments, such as the third sector and the environmental movement. The report explores how much influence civil society associations can have in the economic sphere and how this is achieved. It discusses the way civil society and public policy interact, and the prospects for the growth of a civil economy, offering an overview of the main areas in which societal challenges are obvious and civil society associations are already emerging as important actors. It argues that development of a more civil economy is possible, with trends towards more distributed leadership, networked governance and online collaboration giving grounds for cautious optimism. However, civil society associations acting alone will not succeed in creating a civil economy, and relationships with government will be critical. |
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economics; government policy; management; social enterprises; voluntary sector; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=f3df1833-ce0f-4ed1-852c-1e65d64e8f76 |
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