Are there distinct sectors?

The antithesis to the view of different sectors is that the public, private and voluntary sectors are now conceptually indistinct and have become blurred. As Leat comments:

there is an increasing convergence of non-profit and for-profit organisations. The reasons for this apparent convergence are complex. On the non-profit side, convergence is related to the growth of contracting, to new resource dependencies and to institutional isomorphism. On the for-profit side, convergence may stem from growing disenchantment with existing management practices and a new emphasis on quality and other less tangible values both inside and ‘outside’ the organization.