ABSTRACT
In the past decade, the influence of global forces for public sector reforms through the involvement of third sector organizations in social service delivery in the form of contracting out of social services has been growing. Understanding that the state alone can have difficulties financing and providing good quality social services, the Chinese government has made attempts to engage non-governmental organizations to deliver them. This article critically examines how the contracting out social service policy adopted in China has enhanced social service delivery. This article also reflects upon the social governance reforms in China and its effects on the government-NGOs relationship.
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Ka Ho Mok
Ka Ho Mok is Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Comparative Policy, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
Chak Kwan Chan
Chak Kwan Chan is Director of Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
Zhuoyi Wen
Zhuoyi Wen is Research Assistant Professor, Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.