This comparative study explores the similarities and differences between the United States and China in an important arena of overlapping concern: how best to harness public-private collaboration to accomplish some of each society's most vital collective purposes.

This comparative study allows decision-makers to understand and use public-private collaboration to achieve governance goals.

'The authors provide a refreshing lens to compare governance and the provision of public goods in the U.S. and China. Despite differences in political structures, economic organization and ideologies, privately delivered services account for around 30 percent of all government service spending. Surprisingly similar, yet profoundly different in ways, both countries rely heavily on the private sector to pursue public goals. This book provides the reader with a refreshing way of comparing government's role and performance in delivering public goods and offers a clear, concise framework for thinking about collaborative governance.' Tony Saich, Harvard Kennedy School