Evidence library

The relationship between civil society and public service delivery in the UK is complex; it goes to the heart of what The Big Society actually means. There are two sides to the argument, and all too often, both sides slide to the extreme; with those who favour exclusive state provision arguing that services can only be public if delivered by central government, and with those who view all state action as an anathema embracing the idea of a wholly voluntary or privatised state. This publication tackles the issues head on, and in so doing it opens up an exciting new centre ground.