Open AccessFunctions and Service Delivery of Non-Government Organisations for Immigrants in Australia
Author(s) -
Rosario Lampugnani
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
refuge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1920-7336
pISSN - 0229-5113
DOI - 10.25071/1920-7336.21900
Subject(s) - restructuring , immigration , disadvantaged , decentralization , settlement (finance) , service delivery framework , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , business , public administration , economic growth , service (business) , political science , economics , finance , linguistics , philosophy , marketing , algorithm , computer science , law , payment
This paper evaluates the functions andservice delivery of NGOs for immigrantsin Australia. It argues that theradical economic restructuring inWestern nations has been characterisedby massive processes of deinstitutionalisationand decentralisation,with an associated move towards privatisationand the targeting of disadvantagedgroups. This has led to asignificant reliance on the voluntarysector to assist in the provision of settlementservices for immigrant groups. Asresult in most immigrant receiving nationsthe use of NGOs as an extension ofthe state is common.