2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-014-9499-1
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Legitimate Deficit: Competitive Bidding in a Residual and Semi-democratic Welfare Society

Abstract: Competitive bidding for public subsidy allocation for welfare services has been widely applied in established welfare states since the 1980s. Studies conducted in these countries have inclined to understand competitive bidding as a financing initiative and use an array of ''failure theories'' to explain its challenges and failures. In contrast to these studies, the present study focuses on Hong Kong, a residual and semi-democratic welfare state, and investigates competitive bidding as a governmental policy ins… Show more

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“…The Chinese government has not specifically differentiated ‘purchase of services’ from ‘subsidised services’ in the policy learning process (Jia and Su, ). The Hong Kong government actually subsidies much more welfare services than it purchases (Wen and Chong, ). For example, in 2015–16, Hong Kong's recurrent subvention amount totalled HK$13044.6 million.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The Chinese government has not specifically differentiated ‘purchase of services’ from ‘subsidised services’ in the policy learning process (Jia and Su, ). The Hong Kong government actually subsidies much more welfare services than it purchases (Wen and Chong, ). For example, in 2015–16, Hong Kong's recurrent subvention amount totalled HK$13044.6 million.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In emerging Asian economies, social policy is a particularly critical tool for state building and governance modernisation (Ringen et al, ; Wong, ). Contracting out has been transferred consciously to these emerging welfare states for unique politico‐economic intentions beyond market creation (Wen and Chong, ). China's fast‐expanding social service system, achieved in the past decade through contracting out (in official terms, government purchase of services), offers a unique opportunity to study the design of this policy instrument in an emerging welfare state.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Field-based studies like the one carried out by Fotaki (2010), asking “Why policies fail so often” in the field of health policymaking, or the one by Haß and Serrano-Velarde (2015) examining the effects of government policy on volunteering traditions, are typical of this approach. Other research has been performed with a geographic focus and has looked at the implications of welfare reforms on trust in the third sector in Britain (Milbourne & Cushman, 2013), competitive bidding as a governmental policy instrument in Hong Kong (Wen & Chong, 2014), the characteristics and impact of different institutional environments in nonprofit welfare provision in Denmark (Thøgersen, 2015), and partnership-oriented public policy in Quebec (Jett & Vaillancourt, 2011). Finally, some research is placed within institutional or organizational theory more broadly, for instance, the analysis of government-voluntary sector “compacts” as a recent policy instrument (Reuter, Wijkström, & von Essen, 2012), or that of strategic plans and their effects on power allocations within city organizations (Vaara, Sorsa, & Palli, 2010).…”
Section: Why Focus On Policies In Relation To Social Innovation? and mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Deren Wettbewerb untereinander geht nicht in erster Linie auf den Anstieg des finanziellen Volumens zurück, sondern auf die damit verbundenen gestiegenen Ansprüche der Geber nach einem effektiven und effizienten Einsatz der Gelder (Gourevitch und Lake 2012). Drittens haben, oftmals damit zusammenhängend, insbesondere staatliche Geber teilweise kompetitive Strukturen zur Vergabe von Geldern und Aufträgen etabliert (Pratt et al 2006;Wen und Chong 2014). Doch nicht nur die Forschung, sondern auch Vertreter*innen aus der Praxis konstatieren einen "zunehmend härteren Wettbewerb um Aufmerksamkeit und Spendergunst" (Heuser und Abdelalem 2018, S. v).…”
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