Legislating for the big society? The case of the Public Services (Social V alue) Bill

Simon Teasdale, Pete Alcock and Graham Smith

Public Money & Management, 2012, vol. 32, issue 3, 201-208

Abstract: A key aspect of the ‘big society’ discourse in England is an enhanced role for voluntary organizations in the delivery of public services. However , Conservative philosophy draws upon the contradictory positions of market liberals favouring the free market and a small state, and those favouring community self-help and local distinctiveness. This article explores how these tensions were played out in parliamentary debate over the second reading of the Public Services (Social V alue) Bill. The authors argue that these tensions reflect unresolved issues within the UK Conservative party, and that market liberals will have the upper hand.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2012.676277

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