The book explores comparatively the role of non-profit organizations in conditions of social
and economic change. The focus of the study is an investigation of the proposition that non …

This paper analyses changes in the conceptualization of “homelessness” in Australian
policies, programmes and services from the 1970s to 2006. Research and commentary …

The profile of accounting in the nonprofit sector has been raised substantially in recent
years, due to profound changes in the institutional environment in which organisations in …

Professional consultants play a role in mobilising the “creep” of corporate practices from the
for‐profit sector, through the public sector and into the non‐profit sector. As well as …

This thesis analyses changes in the ways in which the phenomenon of 'homelessness' has
been conceptualised in Australian policies, programs and services for homeless people …

The paper considers questions of the nature, extent and role of the third sector in the
development of welfare strategies in Australia. Based upon both qualitative and quantitative …

This research was commissioned in 2002 by the then Australian Government Department of
Family and Community Services (FaCS) under its Deed of Agreement for the Provision of …

This article reviews a study of the recently commercialised employment services within
Australia. I t focuses on non-government organisations and examines how government …

The motive behind any community education and training ought to be understood in terms of
a desire to support and foster local culture through the absorption of ideas, knowledge and …

The juxtaposition of doing 'more with less', and 'being privileged to be a community welfare
worker'gives some indication of the anomalies present in how community welfare work is …