| ID | 082779 |
| Title Proper | State and market in public service provision |
| Other Title Information | opportunities and traps for institutional change in rural China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Li, Linda Chelan |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | International experience tells that public services often fail to work for those in need. To make things work requires complex institutional changes that are difficult to come by, let alone sustain. This paper examines the situation of rural public service provision in China and a local attempt to revamp the service provision institution through adjusting the mix of state and the market. It reveals the dialectical process of policy evolution whereby innovation, and resistance to it, has emerged |
| `In' analytical Note | Pacific Review Vol. 21, No.3; Jul 2008: p257-278 |
| Journal Source | Pacific Review Vol. 21, No.3; Jul 2008: p257-278 |
| Key Words | Public Service Unit Reform ; Township Government Reform ; Public Services for the Poor ; Institutional Change ; China |