Martin, Stephen James  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-5837 and Turner, David N.
2004.
Managerialism meets community development: contracting for social inclusion?
Policy & Politics
32
(1)
, pp. 21-32.
10.1332/030557304772860021
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Abstract
The government-funded Neighbourhood Support Fund (NSF) programme, launched in March 2000, sought to tackle exclusion among disaffected young people in the most disadvantaged areas of England. NSF reflected a decisive policy shift – rejecting state-centric youth service provision in favour of direct funding of community-led initiatives.This article highlights important tensions between the government's aim of promoting innovative, community-based solutions and its emphasis on the rapid 'delivery' of tangible improvements. It raises questions about the capacity of local authorities and community-based groups to champion such initiatives. Early evidence suggests that implementing such a 'joined-up' approach requires a framework which is more conducive to collaboration between the statutory, voluntary and community sectors than that which currently exists.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Business (Including Economics) |
| ISSN: | 14708442 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2022 09:17 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/2637 |
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