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100	1		_aBUCKINGHAM, Heather _938801
245	1	0	_aCompetition and contracts in the voluntary sector : _bexploring the implication for homelessness service providers in Southampton
260			_aUK : _bPolicy Press, _cApril 2009
520	3		_aThis study explores the impacts of contractual government funding and competitive tendering on voluntary organisations (VOs) providing homelessness services in Southampton, UK. Although service quality has arguably improved, the interview data suggest that implementing competitive tendering within the voluntary sector is not unproblematic. Three key issues are discussed: changing demands for expertise, increasing job insecurity, and tensions between competition and cooperation among VOs. The article argues that if VOs are to retain the distinctive qualities for which politicians have lauded them, procurement and monitoring procedures must be carefully attuned to the social relations and practices of the voluntary sector.
773	0	8	_tPolicy & Politics _g37, 2, p. 235-254 _dUK : Policy Press, April 2009 _xISSN 03055736 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c31592 _d31592
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