Contract or Trust? : The Role of Compacts in Local Governance

Craig, Gary; Taylor, Marilyn; Bloor, Kate; Wilkinson, Mich; Syed, Alia; Monro, Surya

ISBN 10: 1861343795 / ISBN 13: 9781861343796

Published by Policy Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contract or Trust? : The Role of Compacts in Local Governance
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861343795
• ISBN 13: 9781861343796
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Relationships between local and central government and voluntary and community organisations have been controversial for some time; and particularly since the introduction of the "contract culture" during the 1980s. New Labour now argues that it wishes to develop a "partnership culture" in which the voluntary sector is a major partner. New local partnerships, or compacts, of varying kinds are now being developed across the UK, involving a range of local public agencies including councils, health bodies and Learning and Skills Councils. This report is an evaluation of how this new approach to partnership working is being implemented at a local level. Based on 12 detailed case studies in England, Scotland and Wales, the report describes the development of the compacts, highlights some of the major barriers to effective partnership working, and offers key lessons from their development to date. It also addresses the particular difficulties faced by marginalised groups, such as small commu

About the Authors

Gary Craig is a Visiting Professor at the Law School, Newcastle University and at the University of York. He previously worked as a community development activist. He has researched and published widely in the fields of ‘poverty, ‘race’ and ethnicity and modern slavery; He co-convenes the national network Modern Slavery Research Consortium.

Marilyn Taylor, Visiting Professor at Birkbeck, University of London Marilyn Taylor teaches in the areas of community involvement in neighbourhood renewal, partnerships, community participation. Her research interests include neighbourhood renewal, civil renewal, accountability, community participation and empowerment, voluntary and community sector role and development.