Competition in Public Service Provision: The Role of Not-for-Profit Providers

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.

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LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION AND SPATIAL INEQUALITY IN CHINESE CITIES: THE ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL INCOME SORTING AND LAND-USE CONDITIONS

Journal of Regional Science ◽

10.1111/jors.12307 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 57 (4) ◽

pp. 547-567 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Weizeng Sun ◽

Yuming Fu ◽

Siqi Zheng

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Public Service ◽

Service Provision ◽

Spatial Inequality ◽

Chinese Cities ◽

Public Service Provision

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

British Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.1177/030802269605900803 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 59 (8) ◽

pp. 357-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

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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