Nonprofit and Government Partnerships in Public Service Delivery in South Korea

Hee Soun Jang, Jung Wook Kim

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Abstract

This chapter presents a conceptual introduction to nonprofit and government partnerships in the context of three different but complementary theories and applies those theoretical perspectives to the case of the growing nonprofit sector in South Korea. South Korean legal frameworks that inform government policies have led to nonprofits’ growth and participation in public services in South Korea. Specifically, we examine the governance and financing structures of public and nonprofit partnerships for services for people with disabilities in Seoul Metropolitan Government. Findings from the case study indicate that the government’s collaborative approach to involving nonprofit organizations in publicly funded services has promoted a service delivery role for the nonprofit sector since the early 2000s in South Korea.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Oxford Handbook of Governance and Public Management for Social Policy
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages278-291
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9780190916350
ISBN (Print)9780190916329
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2023

Keywords

  • Korean nonprofit sector
  • South Korea
  • disability services
  • public partnerships
  • social service delivery

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