Background reading

The following resources are offered as general introduction and background reading to social capital and coproduction.

• Under Pressure: Tackling the financial challenge for councils of an ageing population
  This report from the Audit Commission states that most councils do not know enough about the costs of their ageing population and need to work more closely with other organisations and focus more on...
• After the Downturn: Managing a significant and sustained adjustment in public sector funding
  This discussion paper (and subsequent update) explores the impact of public sector funding cuts on public services, and the strategies and actions that Government and public bodies might adopt to manage...
• 'Neighbouring in contemporary Britain', published by the Cabinet Office
  A think-piece for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Housing and Neighbourhoods Committee.
• Green Well Fair: Three economies for social justic (New Economics Foundation)
  Unjust and unequal societies are ill equipped to take concerted action to narrow inequalities and build a cohesive society. A high degree of solidarity is needed to tackle the profound economic and environmental...
• New Deal for Communities
  'Improving outcomes? Engaging local communities in the NDC programme Some lessons from the New Deal for Communities Programme' This study explores the nature and impact of community engagement activities...
• Communities for Health
  The Communities for Health programme exemplifies the increasing role local government plays in supporting health improvement and reducing health inequalities. The programme is managed by the Department...
• Sustainability
  'How is Building Community Capacity for PPF reflected in the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA)?' Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) is a new way of assessing local public services in England. It...
• Milestones for councils
  In spring of this year, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and the Local Government Association (LGA) surveyed council progress in delivering Putting People First. Following...
• The Stamford Forum Initiative on Funding for People with Learning Disabilities; "A Manifesto for Change"
  The Stamford Forum alongside five local authorities has been working since December 2007 to try to discover the trends that are affecting services for people with learning disabilities and how these...
• Charles Leadbeater: 'We-think: the power of mass creativity'
  The government's new public services reforms focus on rights and entitlements but, argues Charles Leadbeater, a leading authority on innovation and creativity, supportive relationships are key to tackling...
• Win-Win: a new consensus on care and support
  This report was co-produced by 17 major disability, service user and carer charities and representatives and which suggests some new goals for the care and support system, including creating the conditions...