ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BIG SOCIETY
Modelled on big government, a form of government characterized by the centralization of political power.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIG SOCIETY»
Discover the use of
Big Society in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Big Society and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Big Society Debate: A New Agenda for Social Policy?
The essays in this volume probe the historical origins of the concept and seek to evaluate it in the light of both historical and contemporary evidence.
Armine Ishkanian, Simon Szreter, 2012
2
The
Big Society: The Anatomy of the New Politics
This hugely important book provides a most timely and important answer to a question perhaps best described as rhetorical: it is essential reading for politicians, economists, social commentators - and the voting public.
3
Lessons for the
Big Society: Planning, Regeneration and the ...
This book uses the London Borough of Haringey case study as a lens through which to explore the evolution of theoretical and policy debates about the relationship between local institutions and the communities they serve.
Professor Bryan Fanning, Dr Denis Dillon, 2012
4
Retrieving the
Big Society
Retrieving the Big Society presents a collection of essays that challenge the view of Britain's Big Society as a political gimmick and recognise it as an alternative to the central state in social and economic governance.
5
The
Big Society in a Small Country
This book argues that the 'Big Society' concept is, in a real sense, more Welsh than English.
6
Capitalism, Sustainability and the
Big Society: Meeting the ...
This book is timely in regard to the UK Government's commitment to the Big Society, the financial crisis of 2008 and the global imperative to address climate change.
7
The
Big Society: seventeenth report of session 2010-12, Vol. ...
Incorporating HC 716. Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3 on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/pasc
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee, 2011
8
Why the Third Way Failed: Economics, Morality and the ...
This book explains why the Third Way's combination of market-friendly and abstract, value-led principles left an empty space in collective life, how the `Big Society' idea seeks to fill this, and what is needed for an adequate future ...
9
Baby Boomers and The
Big Society
Increased numbers of active older people represent a powerful force for good in the UK which is at the bottom of the European league table for health and social wellbeing.
10
The Road from Ruin: A New Capitalism for a
Big Society
In this revised UK edition of The Road from Ruin, Matthew Bishop and Michael Green have examined each financial crisis since the Great Depression, including the 1970s oil shock; Black Monday, the 1987 stock market crash; Japan's great ...
Matthew Bishop, Michael Green, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIG SOCIETY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Big Society is used in the context of the following news items.
Kids Company's place in the 'big society'
'Camila Batmanghelidjh's unorthodox approach to dealing with “troubled” young people while denigrating the efforts of cash-strapped social ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Would all the self-congratulatory dads please shut up?
... always expand and produce more and more, as well as – at least in the Tory case – all the voluntary workers needed to run the Big Society. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Mend broken Britain
Set up to 'mend broken Britain', the Coalition's 'Big Society' project has failed. Add to that the banking fiasco, the Trading Standards debacle, ... «The Star, Jul 15»
Bridgwater detective honoured for work keeping elderly safe
The team won Prime Minister David Cameron's Big Society Award in 2013, and the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2015. Ashley is one ... «Bridgwater Mercury, Jul 15»
Are these the top 35 business women in Britain today?
A veteran of Big Society progenitor ResPublica, her aim is to reinvigorate the concept of the 'Common Good'. Clients include KPMG, among ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
David Rolph and Michael Douglas
In a big society, a well-informed population is essential. Media organisations make a substantial contribution to the political discourse that is ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
Robert Key: Six ways the Government can tackle poverty and work …
This is national volunteering that makes sense. It is popular community action. It is, for goodness' sake, the Big Society. And it works – so a ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
Kids Company row highlights dilemma of charities at the sharp end …
Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh attends a 'big society' chaired by David Cameron at Downing Street in 2010. Photograph: Ben ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Libraries have shut, spare rooms are taxed and social care budgets …
Like some phantom limb, severed long ago but still prone to aches and twinges, the Big Society continues to trouble the Government. «The Independent, Jul 15»
'I welcomed Cameron into my home, but his talk on British Muslims …
... district into a now thriving neighbourhood, and was said to be so impressed that Balsall Heath was called the inspiration for the 'big society'. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
