Lin, Wenyi.

Community service provision for the elderly under the context of competitive contracting in Guangzhou [electronic resource] / Wenyi Lin &Qin Li. - pp. 152-165.

Contracting is a prevalent trend in the delivery of public and social services around the world. International experience shows that contracting has positive and negative impacts on service provision. While local experiments on social service contracting are currently emerging in China, the implementation and effects of contracting are worthy subjects of examination. This study delves into this area by focusing on community service provision for the elderly in the context of competitive contracting. A street community which is located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China serves as a case study to show the implementation of competitive contracting, the provision of community service for the elderly, and the implications of contracting for care.

在全球各個國家和地區,政府在提供公共及社會服務中的一個發展趨勢是將服務外包。國際經驗顯示服務外包既有優勢,也存在一定的挑戰。近幾年,在中國一些地方有社會服務外包的試點,但其實施過程和效果尚需檢驗。本研究嘗試在競爭性服務外包的背景下討論社區養老服務供給。本研究以中國廣東廣州一個街道社區為案例,探討競爭性外包的實施過程,及在此背景下社區養老服務的供給,為進一步發展社區照顧服務外包項目提供相關啟示。


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Community service, competitive contracting, the elderly, China

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