01486pab a2200169 454500008004000000100001600040245010200056260000900158300001500167362000800182520098000190650003601170650003101206650002301237700001401260773004201274180718b2017   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aJing, Yijia  aFrom service contracting to collaborative governance: evolution of government-nonprofit relations  c2017  ap.191-202.  aAug  aSocial service contracting between governments and nonprofit organizations has received increasing popularity in China and has aroused enthusiasm in engaging nonprofit organizations in governance issues. This study argues that service contracting, driven by New Public Management tenets, may unexpectedly evolve toward collaborative governance (CG) by creating and consolidating necessary conditions of CG. Practices in Shanghai present evidence that governments and contracting nonprofits jointly make decisions, enforce regulatory functions, set rules, and improve community governance. The analysis shows that over time contracting may lead to generation of mutual trust, acquisition of governing resources, and consolidation of collaborative accountability. The evolutionary perspective provides not only a contingent way to develop CG in a context of heavy social control but also a theoretical link between New Public Management and New Public Governance. - Reproduced.  aNonprofit organizations - China  aService industries - China  aService industries  aHu, Yefei  aPublic Administration and Development