Partnership working : policy and practice / [electronic resource]
Balloch, Susan,editor.
Taylor, Marilyn,1946-editor.
This book analyses experiences of partnerships in different policy fields, identifying theoretical and practical impediments to making partnership work and evaluating the implications for those involved. It also addresses other key forms of collaboration between voluntary, private and statutory sectors, service users and community groups.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PARTNERSHIP WORKING; Contents; List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Introduction; 1. 'Holism' and urban regeneration; 2. Partnerships and power in community regeneration; 3. Local government, anti-poverty strategies and partnership working; 4. Partnership and change in social housing; 5. Improving partnership working in housing and mental health; 6. The potential of project status to support partnerships; 7. Promoting independence:a partnership approach to supporting older people in the community; 8. Partnership between service users and statutory social services.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jan 2022).
This book analyses experiences of partnerships in different policy fields, identifying theoretical and practical impediments to making partnership work and evaluating the implications for those involved. It also addresses other key forms of collaboration between voluntary, private and statutory sectors, service users and community groups.
Social service
Community power
Public-private sector cooperation
Partnership