A Historical Guide to NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 Available to Purchase

This is a most impressive work by a small team of academics working out of the University of Birmingham's Department of History; it is ambitious in scope, filled with detailed case studies and is scrupulously even-handed in the comments made on the issues under discussion. Structured over ten chapters, the book looks at the relationship between the government and non-government sectors over time and how these organizations have shaped the society we live in within Britain. I came away from this work with an enhanced understanding of the non-government organizations (NGOs) and a thirst to learn more about this fascinating...