公私協力的課責：我國有機農產品驗證制度的績效評估

Accountability in Public-Private Partnership: A Performance Evaluation of the Certification System of Organic Products in Taiwan

Governance emphasizes the notion of conflict resolution, it encourages a "non zero" process for adjustment and coordination. Nowadays, the state has been embedded in the networks, and is working with other network participants in solving public problems. However, the nature of "self-regulatory" policy is substantially different from that of governance, and conflicts do occur persistently in the regulation process. In such a "self-regulatory" policy, how should state coordinate with other Non Government Organizations in a public-private partnership arrangement? How can the performance of the partnership be evaluated? Is it possible for the state to initiate different kinds of governance models for different types of policy respectively? Emphasizing the concept of accountability, this research takes the Certification System of Organic Products in Taiwan as an example. On the basis of analyzing data generated from interview, the performance of the Certification System is evaluated from the participant's perspective. Furthermore, how to allocate accountability in such a network is also examined. Research findings have generated policy applications and theoretical implications for future study.