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Junior Partner or Empowered Community? The Role of Non-profit Social Service Providers amidst State Restructuring in the US

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  • Dan Trudeau

    (Department of Geography, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55105, United States, trudeau@macalester.edu)

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Public—private partnerships have excited discussion about the possibilities of creating a more responsive welfare state in contemporary American society that empowers local communities. Sceptics see these partnerships as inherently unequal such that non-profit organisations play `junior partner' to government agencies by prioritising governments' agendas. This paper contributes to the debate by examining the role of non-profit organisations that work with government agencies to provide social services. It is argued that non-profits attempt to balance both roles—playing `junior partner' and empowering community. The experiences and practices of non-profits thus show that the role of non-profits amidst state restructuring is to negotiate the multiple obligations they have to funding agencies and local communities that seek assistance. The paper draws on a case study of non-profits providing social services to immigrant and refugee communities in Minneapolis—St Paul in order to develop the argument.

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  • Dan Trudeau, 2008. "Junior Partner or Empowered Community? The Role of Non-profit Social Service Providers amidst State Restructuring in the US," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 45(13), pages 2805-2827, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:45:y:2008:i:13:p:2805-2827
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098008098207
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