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Welfare Co-Production: Hungarian and Slovak Reality

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  • Nemec Juraj

    (Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.)

  • Svidroňová Mária Murray

    (Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.)

  • Kovács Éva

    (Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, National University of Public Service, Budapest, Hungary.)

Abstract

For more than 30 years the delivery of local public services has been undergoing change, from a style of delivery dominated by the public sector to a more efficient, more effective mixed system, characterised by variations in ownership and sources of financing. Concepts such as public-private-civil sector mix, partnerships, co-operation, and co-creation have emerged as ways of organising public-services production and delivery. Our case deals with co-production via the involvement of the third sector in welfare services. The goal of this paper is to map the real relations between public bodies and the non-governmental sector in the co-production of welfare services in two newer EU member countries – Hungary and Slovakia. The information obtained suggests that the examples of good practice exist, but at a global level the quality of partnership between the government and the non-governmental sector is problematic. The study also highlights important drivers and barriers determining the quality of collaboration and the results of projects – limited resources (mostly financial) to implement collaborative welfare innovations on both sides seem to be the core barrier.

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  • Nemec Juraj & Svidroňová Mária Murray & Kovács Éva, 2019. "Welfare Co-Production: Hungarian and Slovak Reality," NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 12(2), pages 195-215, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:njopap:v:12:y:2019:i:2:p:195-215:n:8
    DOI: 10.2478/nispa-2019-0019
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