Between East and West: government–nonprofit relations in welfare provision in post-socialist Central Europe

Cox, T. (2020) Between East and West: government–nonprofit relations in welfare provision in post-socialist Central Europe. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 49(6), pp. 1276-1292. (doi: 10.1177/0899764020927459)

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Abstract

This article reviews the main developments in social welfare provision in East Central Europe (ECE), the emergence of nonprofit organizations as welfare providers, and changing nonprofit–government relations in social welfare provision since the early 1990s. In assessing the strengths and weaknesses of nonprofit organization (NPO)–government relations in social welfare provision in ECE, the article suggests that after establishing a firm basis by the mid-2000s, to varying degrees in different countries, nonprofits have not been able to maintain a secure independent role in the face of fluctuating government attitudes to their role and growing competition from private sector and church organizations.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Cox, Professor Terence
Authors: Cox, T.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences
Journal Name:Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Publisher:SAGE Publications
ISSN:0899-7640
ISSN (Online):1552-7395
Published Online:07 June 2020
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 The Authors
First Published:First published in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 49(6): 1276-1292
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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