The rise and fall of the Big Society in the UK

John Fenwick; Jane Gibbon

doi:10.1080/09540962.2016.1266162

The rise and fall of the Big Society in the UK

John Fenwick, Jane Gibbon

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Abstract

This article assesses the role of the Big Society within the complex pattern of UK service provision. It is argued that the relevance of the Big Society was transient and it has had little impact on practice. Reasons for this are located within the complexity of relationships between public, private and third sectors. Such complexity is a permanent feature of contemporary service provision in which the moment of the Big Society has now passed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	126-130
Journal	Public Money & Management
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2016.1266162
Publication status	Published - Feb 2017

Keywords

Big Society
complexity
public service
third sector

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