Abstract
Abstract This paper presents results of a German-Chinese comparative research project on the provision of services by non-profit organizations (NPOs) in the field of migration. It argues that NPOs and local governments deploy similar strategies in their joint attempt to tackle social problems, regardless of their political backgrounds. From a top-down perspective German and Chinese local governments show similar outsourcing modes, while from a bottom-up perspective NPOs show similar practices of network governance.
Highlights
Under the influence of New Public Management, cooperation between non-profit organisations (NPOs) and local governments has become a crucial part of modern governance1 (Salamon 1995)
Based on a qualitative analysis of field research reports on 19 German and Chinese cases of non-profit organizations (NPOs) working in the field of migration we began with an analysis of the outsourcing activities by local governments in China and Germany that revealed many parallels and some fundamental differences
In analysing our case studies, we found outsourcing of public services in the sense of Salamon’s third-party government approach to be a practice in most of the German and Chinese cases in our sample
Summary
Under the influence of New Public Management, cooperation between non-profit organisations (NPOs) and local governments has become a crucial part of modern governance (Salamon 1995). The challenges involved in providing social services to the floating population in China and to refugees in Germany are similar in the sense that the migrants do not have full access to the regular social systems and that local administrations lack the resources and expertise to develop adequate solutions. In both countries, NPOs have responded to this challenge and showed exceptional readiness to develop assistance systems for migrants.
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