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Estimating travel-related effects of population distribution in the provision of domicilliary care to the elderly as a basis for improved PSS funding decisions (2002)
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Hindle, G. (2002). Estimating travel-related effects of population distribution in the provision of domicilliary care to the elderly as a basis for improved PSS funding decisions

This project was concerned with identifying the contribution to the costs of home care and day centre provision of geographical and spatial factors. Generally the quantum of costs influenced in this way has been seriously underestimated in previous w... Read More about Estimating travel-related effects of population distribution in the provision of domicilliary care to the elderly as a basis for improved PSS funding decisions.

New Roles for Old: Local Authority Members and Partnership Working (2002)
Report
Wilkinson, M., & Craig, G. (2002). New Roles for Old: Local Authority Members and Partnership Working. Hull: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

This study was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, in collaboration with the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), to explore the role of councillors in partnership working. As the original... Read More about New Roles for Old: Local Authority Members and Partnership Working.

Contract or Trust? The role of compacts in local governance (2002)
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Craig, G., Taylor, M., Bloor, K., Wilkinson, M., Syed, A., & Monro, S. (2002). Contract or Trust? The role of compacts in local governance. Bristol: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The changing nature of the relationship between the state and the voluntary and community sectors (VCS) has been a feature in the development of social welfare in many countries over recent. In the UK, as elsewhere, the move away from state provisio... Read More about Contract or Trust? The role of compacts in local governance.