"Market Contract System"in the Supply of Rural Elderly Services:Operation Model and Practical Logic
With the transformation of rural society,the demand for elderly care services in rural areas has increasingly exceeded the independent supply capacity of village collectives.As an extension of collective management,village community organizations contract out the elderly care services in nursing homes to market players under the premise of external regulation,creating a"market contract system"and shaping a two-tier governance structure in which the front desk is responsible and the back office is coordinated.In this system,market players achieve service specialization through incentives,and village community organizations achieve cost internalization through mobilization mechanisms.Together,these efforts promote the effective alignment of elderly care services with the needs of scattered elderly individuals.The service experience of the elderly feeds back into the recognition of the village community,forming a mutually restrictive circular system in practice.This is embodied in the democratic regulation of the relationship between the collective and the market,the collective coordination of the relationship between the market and the farmers,and the market softening of the relationship between the collective and the farmers,all of which influence the power dynamics in the supply of elderly services.The"market contract system"of rural elderly service supply has produced multiple achievements in terms of economy,politics,and governance,providing insights into cultivating a socialized elderly service system by enhancing the overall planning and coordinating ability of village-level organizations.
rural elderly care servicesmarket contract systemgovernance structurevillage community-centriccollective management
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