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Barriers to the Supply of Non-Government Disability Services in China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2011

KAREN R. FISHER ,
JING LI  and
LEI FAN
KAREN R. FISHER*
Affiliation:
Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
JING LI
Affiliation:
Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China email: lijing@cass.org.cn
LEI FAN
Affiliation:
Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China email: fanlei2003@263.net
*
email: karen.fisher@unsw.edu.au
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Abstract

In the last five years, the Chinese government has begun to encourage the development of non-government organisations (NGO) to increase the supply of social support. Although changes in the NGO sector in China are well researched, questions remain about the barriers to increasing the supply of social services from registered NGOs. We use Mattei's managerial and democratic accountability framework to examine empirical data about the relationship between the way NGO disability services in Beijing are organised and barriers to improving the type, quantity and quality of their social services. Barriers include limited NGO management capacity and underdeveloped government relations. When viewed through the multidimensional accountability framework, the barriers are not surprising. The NGOs' understanding and application of accountability processes are rudimentary. We conclude that government policy to encourage the development of accountability practices of NGOs in China will be critical if it needs NGOs to supply quality social services.

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Journal of Social Policy , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 161 - 182
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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