Abstract
The Chinese Communist Party has recently acknowledged its attempts to bolster good governance by outsourcing public and social service functions to social organizations—non-profit organizations, either created by relevant government bureaus, developed through non-profit incubators, or voluntarily created civil society groups. Do these services gender political trust for the party-state? Using matching methods on an original survey data collected in communities in Shanghai, this article reveals two important findings. (1) Service efficacy—the internal belief that one can affect the content of the services show strong correlation with political trust and the relationship is stronger than that between service quality and political support. (2) There is strong evidence for credit transfer—whilst accountability for these services is attributed to grassroots actors and there is strong correlation between service efficacy and political support, political support increases only for the central government level. The results show how the new programs of social service outsourcing and incorporation of non-governmental organizations in service provision can increase support for the party-state.
Highlights
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recently acknowledged its attempts to bolster good governance by outsourcing public and social service functions to social organizations
The findings in this paper offer support for the argument that procedural legitimacy is relevant for explaining political support in China by examining service provision by non-state entities, with a focus on social service organizations
While the level of satisfaction was positively correlated with political trust among service recipients, service efficacy—the internal belief that one can affect the content of services—was a stronger predictor of political trust compared to service satisfaction
Summary
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recently acknowledged its attempts to bolster good governance by outsourcing public and social service functions to social organizations. These are non-profit organizations, either created by relevant government bureaus, developed through non-profit incubators, or voluntarily created. Chinese Political Science Review by civil society groups.1 Do these services affect citizens’ political support? Procedural legitimacy refers to legitimacy that stems from inputs, such as citizens’ demands, votes, and interests (Easton 1975). Following these concepts, it has been found that performance legitimacy, such as economic performance, are sources of regime support in China. While the level of satisfaction was positively correlated with political trust among service recipients, service efficacy—the internal belief that one can affect the content of services—was a stronger predictor of political trust compared to service satisfaction
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