Exploring the Role of Nonprofits in Public Service Provision: Moving from Coproduction to Cogovernance

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan (Daniel) Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Public Service Provision

Facilitating Public Service Provision: The Emerging Role of Municipal Television News in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 229 ◽  
pp. 130-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Television News ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Public Service Provision ◽  
Local Officials

AbstractDespite strict state controls, negative news about local officials is reported in China. Faced with political constraints and the incentive and pressure to earn profits, municipal television news programmes have developed and adopted the life news model (minsheng xinwen), which aims to help citizens solve problems. The production process of this news model has transformed the political role of the broadcast media at the local level. Many life news reports focus on disputes between citizens and local officials. Thus, addressing citizen grievances essentially facilitates public service provision. Based on an ethnographic case study of a municipal television news programme, this article finds that the production process of life news reports can facilitate public service provision by correcting local officials’ behaviour, regardless of whether the news reports are eventually broadcast. This unintended role is a result of the power negotiation between local officials and journalists who face immense commercial pressure.

Outcome Measurement, Cost-Effectiveness and Clinical Audit: The Importance of Standardised Assessment to Occupational Therapists in Meeting These New Demands

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 357-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah de Clive-Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Clinical Audit ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Public Service Provision ◽  
Practice Development

This article was commissioned by the Practice Development Board, College of Occupational Therapists, and gives a brief outline of the rationale and structure of standardised assessments. It then examines the role of these in helping occupational therapists working in public service provision to meet the demands of quality assurance initiatives.

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