In most Western European countries, third-sector organizations – such as non-profit organizations, cooperatives and mutual societies – were already playing a significant role in the provision of services well before the Second World War. Their importance became greater in the 1950s, with some emblematic initiatives set up to combat housing and poverty problems. 
Many of these organizations were inspired by a (Christian) charitable tradition, but another stream of inspiration stressed participation and mutual aid principles. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the quest for more democracy and equality in all spheres of life led to a blooming of civil society movements addressing major societal issues, both through advocacy and provision of services.
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