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Is the Asset Transfer of Public Leisure Facilities in England an Example of Associative Democracy?

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  • Geoff Nichols

    (Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield, Conduit Road, Sheffield S10 1FL, UK
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Deborah Forbes

    (Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University, Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne Ne1 4SE, UK
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Lindsay Findlay-King

    (Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Gordon Macfadyen

    (Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

In England, public sports facilities and libraries provided by local government are being transferred to management and delivery by volunteers. The catalyst for this development has been reductions in local government budgets. However, case studies explore if this asset transfer “offers a way of restoring the ideal of committed public service in the face of widespread bureaucratic failure and retreat”, as a form of associative democracy and empowerment of both the volunteers and those for whom the services are provided.

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  • Geoff Nichols & Deborah Forbes & Lindsay Findlay-King & Gordon Macfadyen, 2015. "Is the Asset Transfer of Public Leisure Facilities in England an Example of Associative Democracy?," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 5(2), pages 1-17, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:5:y:2015:i:2:p:71-87:d:49387
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    1. Geoff Nichols & Peter Taylor & David Barrett & Ruth Jeanes, 2014. "Youth sport volunteers in England: A paradox between reducing the state and promoting a Big Society," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(3), pages 337-346, July.
    2. Nichols, Geoff & Taylor, Peter & Barrett, David & Jeanes, Ruth, 2014. "Youth sport volunteers in England: A paradox between reducing the state and promoting a Big Society," Sport Management Review, Elsevier, vol. 17(3), pages 337-346.
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