Charitable Support for U.S. National and State Parks Through the Lens of Coproduction and Government Failure Theories

Gazley Beth (), Cheng Yuan (Daniel) and Lafontant Chantalle
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Gazley Beth: School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Cheng Yuan (Daniel): Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Lafontant Chantalle: School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Nonprofit Policy Forum, 2018, vol. 9, issue 4, 16

Abstract: Substantial public budget constraints across the United States have increased reliance on charities for some public service provision. This article builds a unique historical dataset and presents the first systematic look at the charities supporting U.S. national and state parks through the lens of coproduction along with other major theories of government-voluntary interaction and its consequences. The results suggest that parks-supporting charities are involved in a multi-dimensional pattern of coproduction with distinct and differentiated forms of involvement in public service provision at the state and federal levels. Their growth over time reflects theories of government failure and philanthropic insufficiency. And their permanency suggests the value of greater understanding of public service reliance on private philanthropy.

Keywords: philanthropy; public services; coproduction; government failure; philanthropic failure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1515/npf-2018-0022

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