The operational logic of government regulation in China's elderly care service industry:An analysis framework and its application
This article,based on the theory of public interest,aims to construct an analytical framework of"generative logic-objectives-content-effectiveness"to anatomize the operational logic of government regulation in China's elderly care service industry.The government regulation of China's elderly care service industry has three generative logics:social,economic,and political.Among them,social and economic logics are interdependent,forming a negative cycle,hence determining the dual goals of social and economic aspects of protecting the elderly's rights and interests,and promoting orderly competition and development of the industry.The current regulatory content has defects such as hard regulation focusing on service place conditions,lack of content in the home community sector,and fragmented distribution among departments.Regulatory effectiveness should be investigated from two dimensions:the improvement/reduction of social welfare and degree of achievement of goals.The better achievement of the social goals is reflected in the improvement of the quality of elderly care services,and in the reduction of damage to the elderly and the institutions and facilities with hidden dangers.But the economic goals of institutional elderly care have not been achieved well for that the market size has been negatively affected by access regulations for license,and that institutions and their beds have increased,but occupancy rates continue to decline and therefor social welfare losses continue to expand.
elderly care service industrygovernment regulationanalytical frameworkoperational logic
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