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"Co-operation between government and the non-profit sector makes a great deal of sense both conceptually and practically. These two massive sets of institutions share many of the same basic objectives and have strengths and weaknesses that are mirror images of each other. Under the circumstances, the recent efforts to dismantle, or significantly curtail, this partnership seem singularly ill-advised, even if they were largely unintended. A more sensible approach would be to find ways to make this partnership truly work, not only for the 'partners' but for those being served.' - from the Introduction Lester Salamon pioneered the study of non-profit organisations and of their co-operation with government in the development and delivery of important social and economic services. This unique research in the early and mid-1980s was the first to document the pervasive interrelationships between government and the non-profit sector in the United States, identifying some of crucial characteristics of non-profit human service agencies. Partners in Public Service brings together some of Lester Salamon's most important work on the changing relationship between government and the voluntary sector in the American version of the modem welfare state. Approaching issues from a variety of perspectives - theoretical, empirical, retrospective, prospective, and comparative - Salamon illuminates the theoretical basis of government-non-profit co-operation.