Re-mixing the economy of welfare: What is emerging beyond the market and the state?
Lead Research Organisation:
Manchester Metropolitan University
Department Name: Centre for Enterprise
Abstract
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Publications
Baines S
(2011)
Introduction: Remixing the Economy of Welfare? Changing Roles and Relationships between the State and the Voluntary and Community Sector
in Social Policy and Society
Wilson R
(2013)
Editorial: Information for local governance. Data is the solutionwhat was the question again?
in Public Money & Management
Wilson R
(2011)
Re-Mixing Digital Economies in the Voluntary Community Sector? Governing Identity Information and Information Sharing in the Mixed Economy of Care for Children and Young People*
in Social Policy and Society
Wilson R
(2011)
New development: Information for localism? Policy sense-making for local governance
in Public Money & Management
| Description | • Some organisations in the voluntary and community sector including those serving minority ethnic groups and faith communities may be particularly affected by changes in policy and funding. • Volunteering is sometimes called the lifeblood of the VCS. The co-ordination and management of volunteers is an emerging issue for which the evidence base is under-developed. • The mainstreaming of VCS organisations in public services has led to an explosion of information sharing with public agencies. It has also produced contentious information management and information security issues. |
| Exploitation Route | Effective Information Sharing across partnerships (seminar 5) is becoming ever more crucial to the success of delivery models attempting integrated approaches. |
| Sectors | Other |
| Description | The 5th seminar in the series highlighted some practical steps including the need for safe discussion/coordination space for workers from different agencies and sectors to talk to each other, compare notes and provide mutual support outside of the usual operational reporting structures. Information sharing challenges were addressed in collaboration with the national Centre of Excellence for Information Sharing in a seminar series ES/M002314/1 (2014 - 2017) led by Prof Rob Wilson. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |