TY - JOUR
T1 - Resilience in Public Service Partnerships: Evidence from the UK Life Chances Fund
AU - FitzGerald, Clare
AU - Hameed, Tanyah
AU - Rosenbach, Franziska
AU - Macdonald, Ruairi
AU - Dixon, Ruth
N1 - Funding Information:
The contributions to this paper from all authors derive from independent research commissioned and funded by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) (Grant Reference A1589). Views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the DCMS, its arm’s length bodies, or other government departments. The authors would like to thank Juliana Outes Velarde, Eleanor Carter, and Mara Airoldi for supporting data collection and providing feedback on this manuscript.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport [A1589]. The contributions to this paper from all authors derive from independent research commissioned and funded by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) (Grant Reference A1589). Views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the DCMS, its arm’s length bodies, or other government departments. The authors would like to thank Juliana Outes Velarde, Eleanor Carter, and Mara Airoldi for supporting data collection and providing feedback on this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This paper explores functional and structural resilience in outcomes-based public service partnerships. Using a theoretical framework informed by socio-ecological and health fields, and data from all thirty-one social impact bonds (SIBs) funded through the UK government’s Life Chances Fund, we explore how SIBs adapted service delivery and funding mechanisms in response to Covid-19. Human factors supported service continuity and adaptation, indicating the presence of functional resilience. Evidence of structural resilience was mixed, highlighting the importance of clear governance roles for determining structural changes during a crisis. Implications for an increasingly networked and partnership-based public service sector are discussed.
AB - This paper explores functional and structural resilience in outcomes-based public service partnerships. Using a theoretical framework informed by socio-ecological and health fields, and data from all thirty-one social impact bonds (SIBs) funded through the UK government’s Life Chances Fund, we explore how SIBs adapted service delivery and funding mechanisms in response to Covid-19. Human factors supported service continuity and adaptation, indicating the presence of functional resilience. Evidence of structural resilience was mixed, highlighting the importance of clear governance roles for determining structural changes during a crisis. Implications for an increasingly networked and partnership-based public service sector are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/14719037.2021.2015186
DO - 10.1080/14719037.2021.2015186
M3 - Article
SN - 1471-9037
VL - 25
SP - 787
EP - 807
JO - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
JF - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
IS - 4
ER -