The Community-Driven Governance Network and Arrangements Grounded on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Social Housing Communities of Guangzhou

EasyChair Preprint no. 7982

Abstract

[submit to IJHP SI] The structure of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in western countries principally focuses on reducing finance risks during the recession of affordable housing programs. As the concepts and discussions newly appeared, little attention has been paid to such frameworks in housing programs staying at a nascent stage. In the current city of Guangzhou in China, the primary matters when developing social housing are effective housing management and good community services. PPPs have formed governance network hybrids when organizing community affairs. Interview-based analysis reveals that partnerships are functioning in political arrangements spanning housing allocation and maintenance, socio-cultural development, population management, and policy-making. Involved actors comprise public sectors, private developers in the market, non/not-for-profit organizations and grassroots groups. Collaborations between various entities are directed by the local authority. And the successful operation of community-driven innovations is highly dependent on the essential chain that consists of Governmental Working Office, Property Management Company, and Owners’ Committee. Notably, the key point of remaining well-organized progress hinges on mutual trust and reciprocal data sharing between sectors. The favourable outcomes in social housing communities in Guangzhou manifest that the PPPs-based governance network with a leading role of governments appears to be an appropriate way for the success of housing management.

Keyphrases: collaboration, governance network, Guangzhou, Public Private Partnerships, Social housing community

@Booklet{EasyChair:7982,
  author = {Ruixia Chao},
  title = {The Community-Driven Governance Network and Arrangements Grounded on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Social Housing Communities of Guangzhou},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 7982},

  year = {EasyChair, 2022}}