The impact of modalities of financing on the functioning of the associations
Battaglini, Monica
The impact of modalities of financing on the functioning of the associations - 2015.
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Over the past two decades, financial relations between associations in the social sector and the administration in charge of public policies have changed a great deal in Switzerland generally and in Geneva in particular.The principles of the new public management which have inspired these changes have had a determining influence on the functioning of the associations. This article describes how relations have changed in the field of finance and their impact on the functioning of the associations. What emerge from the description are some very mixed feelings about these developments. Whilst the application of these principles to financial relations was motivated by the intention of improving the efficiency of those who offer these services, at Geneva we see the opposite result. The autonomy of the associations has been weakened and their administrative tasks increased, bringing with it a reduction in flexibility and in the adaptability of the people involved. This article shows how the putting into practice of new public management is progressively transforming the social service associations into clones of the public services, so that they escape direct democratic control and at the same time lose a large part of their capacity to innovate.
The impact of modalities of financing on the functioning of the associations - 2015.
8
Over the past two decades, financial relations between associations in the social sector and the administration in charge of public policies have changed a great deal in Switzerland generally and in Geneva in particular.The principles of the new public management which have inspired these changes have had a determining influence on the functioning of the associations. This article describes how relations have changed in the field of finance and their impact on the functioning of the associations. What emerge from the description are some very mixed feelings about these developments. Whilst the application of these principles to financial relations was motivated by the intention of improving the efficiency of those who offer these services, at Geneva we see the opposite result. The autonomy of the associations has been weakened and their administrative tasks increased, bringing with it a reduction in flexibility and in the adaptability of the people involved. This article shows how the putting into practice of new public management is progressively transforming the social service associations into clones of the public services, so that they escape direct democratic control and at the same time lose a large part of their capacity to innovate.
Réseaux sociaux