The Study Of Inter-organizational Cooperative Network Of Public Service Provision

Past years have seen a dramatic evolvement of the idea of public service provision in governmental affairs. Meanwhile, Public Service has become a popular term both in official documents and public affairs. Exercise in public service also promotes remarkably the research on this issue. It is well-known that public service acts as an essential part in governmental activities while government-involvements are actually different in various public services. This thesis intends to conduct a study, via the perspective of inter-organizational cooperative network, on the public service provision under this multiple society. In addition, a recommended approach to provide public service more effectively will also be advanced by the author. This thesis is divided into five parts, which are:In the first part, the author gives the background, relative literature of the field , line of thought, research methods and hypothesis.In the second part, the author clarifies two crucial concepts that are public service and network. As the theoretical innovation of public service has many characteristics of network, these characteristics will be very important in public service provision.In the third part, a summary on the providers and mechanisms of public service will be given out. The author argues that, the idea of pluralism, the combination of top-down and bottom-up approach, the authoritative model, market model, self-governance model are all significant factors in establishing the network of public service provision.In the fourth part, the author makes analyses on the establishment of inter-organizational network as new model of public service provision. This part is organized by three facets, which are introduction of inter-organizational cooperative network, the feasibility of this network as a model of public service provision and the governance of the network.The fifth part comprises of positive analyses on the water service in China's rural areas, which intends to draw an actual picture of the transition from bureaucratic model to inter-organizational cooperative network.