How competitive is government purchase of social work service? An empirical study of three cities in Guangdong Province, China

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-04-03 DOI:10.1080/02185385.2022.2040581

Zhifeng He, Xiaohe Liu, Yu-Fang Chang

引用次数: 3

Abstract

ABSTRACT Competition is a core element in systems of government purchase of services. Using government procurement data collected from three cities (Zhuhai, Zhongshan, and Foshan) from 2011 to 2018, this study develops a rigorous competition measurement index to interpret the quality of bidding entities. We find most procurement projects in social services to contain policy-driven and market-driven competition. Significant differences are observed in competition among cities due to purchase scale, geographical location, and government protectionism. Moreover, competition gradually decreases over time. The paper also presents implications for China’s welfare governance.

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政府购买社会工作服务的竞争力如何?基于广东省三个城市的实证研究

竞争是政府购买服务制度的核心要素。利用2011 - 2018年珠海、中山、佛山三个城市的政府采购数据，构建了严格的竞争衡量指标来解释招标主体的质量。我们发现，大多数社会服务采购项目都包含政策驱动和市场驱动的竞争。由于购买规模、地理位置和政府保护主义等因素，城市之间的竞争存在显著差异。此外，随着时间的推移，竞争会逐渐减少。本文还提出了对中国福利治理的启示。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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