Mixed Welfare Systems and Hybrid Organizations: Changes in the Governance and Provision of Social Services

The provision and governance of personal social services is nowadays often thought as a matter of finding the right balance between market principles and state regulation. However often, personal social services depend as well from a third resource and mechanism of governance: It is the impact of th...

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Published in:International journal of public administration 2005-01, Vol.28 (9-10), p.737-748
Main Author: Evers, Adalbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil Society
Cultural Capital
Governance
hybrid organizations
personal social services
Social capital
Social Services
Studies
welfare mix
Welfare Services
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Summary:The provision and governance of personal social services is nowadays often thought as a matter of finding the right balance between market principles and state regulation. However often, personal social services depend as well from a third resource and mechanism of governance: It is the impact of the social capital of civil society, which makes itself felt not only by resources such as grants, donations, and volunteering, but as well by networking and social partnerships. A number of crucial changes in welfare and service provision have led to a situation, where service systems and service units, rather than being part of a clear-cut sector, have increasingly to be seen as hybrids, combining varying balances of resources and mixes of governance principles usually associated with the market, the state, and the civil society. Presented at the Sixth International Conference of the International Society for Third-Sector Research, Ryerson University and York University, Toronto, Canda, July 11-14, 2004.
ISSN:0190-0692
1532-4265
DOI:10.1081/PAD-200067318