Government profiles as perceived by governments' NPO partners in Chinese social service delivery

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ID2116285
AutoresYanwei Li (0000-0002-6928-2478, Nanjing Normal University), Xianlin Ni, NI Xian-lin (Nanjing Normal University), Han Wei, Wei Han (0000-0001-9678-3190, Nanjing Normal University)
Ano2023
Volume52
Fascículo2
Páginas316-338
Data de publicação2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0047279421000635
OpenAlexW3215421804
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas20

Social services in China nowadays are increasingly coproduced by both government and non-profit organizations (NPOs). However, we still know little about how NPOs perceive their government partners in social service delivery. Using a Q methodology, this study remedies this gap and identifies three profiles - namely, government as a distant facilitator, government as a hands-off collaborator, and government as a prudent principal. Also, it has been found that two conditions - namely, NPOs' development stage and funding resources - influence their perceptions on government in social service delivery. These three profiles provide new insights into NPOs' perceptions of their government partners in social service delivery, and they add new building blocks to existing literature, specifically on the government-NPO relationship in China

Business · China · Economic growth · Economics · Facilitator · Government (linguistics) · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Service (business) · Service delivery framework · Social Welfare · Disaster Management and Resilience · Marketing · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Q Methodology Applications · Social Work