Public Administration In China Research Articles

Research on the Protection of Rights and Interests of People with Disabilities in the Public Administration Process under the Perspective of Good Governance

As the process of building a harmonious society continues to advance, the problems of disadvantaged groups, including people with disabilities, have been highlighted in the process of public administration in China in recent years. This paper tries to focus on the defects in the current process of protecting the rights and interests of people with disabilities in China from the perspective of good governance and proposes effective ways to protect the rights and interests of people with disabilities from three dimensions: from the rule of man to the rule of law, from the power-based to the service based, and from the government-based to the society-based, in order to promote social and political stability and create a harmonious society with positive interaction.

Theme-Based Book Review: Public Administration in China

Theme-Based Book Review: Public Administration in China

Institutional stability of public administration in conditions of sustainable development: geopolitical aspect

The relevance of the question of the development of public administration in the modern world is important because it is one of the decisive factors affecting the well-being of each state. The purpose of the article is to identify the problems faced by modern institutions of public administration, as well as the ways of their development based on consideration of the management system of the two leading countries of the world. During the research, the following methods of the theoretical block were used: analysis, synthesis, concretization, and generalization of information. The following conclusions were made as a result of the study: the historical development and the current state of public administration in China and the United States were analyzed. It was determined that the modern confrontation between the U.S. and China will intensify in the future and one of the areas of struggle will be the system of governance. It was found out that the main problem of modern management in democratic countries is the presence of bureaucratic elements, so in the future, there will be a departure from them, by increasing the power of managers in the field. The role of outsourcing in the public administration of the future was also examined. In general, it was concluded that the change and sustainability of institutions depends on the type of states. This article will be useful, first of all, to management scientists who study in detail the phenomenon of public administration and develop a theory of its reform. Also, the materials of this article will be useful for political scientists who study modern geopolitical processes.

Governance and public administration in China

ABSTRACT Pressing new (and old) challenges has put systems of governance and public administration under pressure around the globe. In this era, there is an ever greater need to globalize academic knowledge and learn from divergent systems. China has traditionally been held up as a suis generis exemplar of a particular mode of governance. An updated understanding of modern China and Chinese research on public administration stands to enrich the discipline by challenging old myths and assumptions – or by empirically demonstrating some enduring features. Given China’s size and geopolitical significance, it is also an important focus of study. This article outlines the key features of the Chinese system of government, governance and public administration. It maps the contours of the evolution of the study of public administration in China from the start of the twentieth century to a more mature and globally connected discipline in the present day. It also summarizes articles in this volume which shed new light on power, governance and public administration in modern China. They also provide new insights into governance and public administration theory. The volume shows that China has seen some localization and decentralization, alongside experiments with collaboration and networked-based policy making. However, the system of governance and public administration remains innately top-down and centralized with the center holding strong policy levers and control over society. As the pandemic revealed, this statist approach provided both governing opportunities and disadvantages.

Від будівництва соціалізму з китайською специфікою до проголошення політики реформ і зовнішньої відкритості

The article is devoted to the study of the socio-economic development of China from the beginning of the country’s formation to the present. Thus, the historical prerequisites for the formation of the concept of building socialism with "Chinese specificity" were clarified. The basic principles of public administration in China have been established. The definition of the historical stages of the country’s development from the beginning of its formation to the present with a description of the main historical events and the formulation of their characteristic features. Studying the reasons for the transition to the policy of reforms and openness, its content and implementation results. The role of the architect of Chinese reforms – Deng Xiaoping – is considered. The importance of education, science and innovation in the development of the country has been proven. The impact of reforms on Chinese society was monitored and the quality of changes in the lives of Chinese people was assessed. The future prospects of implementing the policy of reforms and openness are analyzed.

The Practice of Digitalization of Public Administration in China

The Practice of Digitalization of Public Administration in China

Inspiration from the Development of Public Administration in the West for Studies of Public Administration in China

Many Western-based theories of public administration have had some traction in the Chinese setting. However, they also point to the importance of context and the need to ensure that the theory is relevant to the setting. In this regard, theory needs to be both clearly developed and there are various routes that can be taken. In this article, I share with readers some of my thoughts emanating from my teaching and research over the past two decades, namely, inspiration from the development of public administration in the West for studies of public administration in China. The two analytical lenses that I use for this article are the five essential attributes of public administration and the instrumental and value rationalities as the fundamental nature of the various schools of thought in the development of public administration in the West. The five essential attributes refer to core value, assumptions about human nature, methodology, government role, and disciplinary positioning. They serve as references for my review of the field of public administration in China. Over the last four decades, public administration research in China has resulted in the restoration of the discipline, the flourishing of teaching and research programmes, and active exchanges with colleagues around the world. However, Chinese public administration is facing an “identity crisis”. Chinese scholars have become used to playing the role of consumers of imported concepts, theories, and methods. At this stage it is urgent that they develop their own unique paradigm, including concepts, theories, and methodologies, and contribute to the progress of the whole discipline. The goal of forming their own theoretical framework is urging our Chinese colleagues to challenge themselves to consciously engage in independent theoretical thought. More specifically, they should try to keep abreast of the theoretical developments in the West and lay emphasis on cutting-edge research, avoid not seeing the forest for the trees, and practise timely adoption of dominant theories.

ИНСТИТУТЫ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ИННОВАЦИОННОЙ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬЮ В КИТАЕ

The article presents an analytical review of forming institutional organizational environment in China, which accelerates scientific technological development. The aim of the study was to identify the potential of institutions, which are included in the public innovation management system in China, and possibilities for their adaptation in Russia. The authors mark the prerequisites for the development of innovative Chinese economies related to government policies aimed at attracting foreign direct investment. It is shown that public administration institutions of China’s scientific and technological development are structured into a three-tier vertical system, effectively enforcing state bodies themselves and agents of economic activity to implement innovations: 1) bodies of state power; 2) deliberative, coordinating, funding bodies; 3) executive organizations. This system of enforcement takes certain place in classification of factors determining the dynamics of China’s innovative development. The analysis made it possible to identify eff ective institutional mechanisms of public administration in China that could be used in future studies to discover opportunities of their use in Russia.

Strategies and Paths for Social Organizations to Participate in Public Policies

The participation of social organizations in the process of public policy can make up for the limitations of the existing system, effectively safeguard the social interests at the core of the public interests and promote the sustainable development of the diversified society. However, in the process of participating in public policy, the social organizations of our country still face some factors such as unclear legal status of participation, insufficient operating funds, lack of professional talents and imperfect supervision system. We should take strategies and measures from the aspects of law, system and the self construction of non-governmental organizations, expand the scope and level of social organizations to participate in public policies, and promote the democratization and scientization of public administration in China.

Personal values and value congruence of public administration graduate students: An exploratory study in China

AbstractExplorations on the value profiles of current and prospective public organisation employees in China are scarce. The current study investigates this critical issue. Data were collected via a questionnaire from graduate students enrolled in a school of public administration in China. The sample consisted of both full‐time students who were prepared to pursue their careers in public organisations upon graduation, and part‐time students who were mostly public organisation employees. Multivariate analyses of covariance (MANCOVAs) and analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs) were used for data analysis. The results show that there are consistent value preferences among all students, and some noteworthy patterns in the relationship between value profiles and demographic and work‐related features. The results also shed light on whether a unique value set could differentiate various types of organisations, and demonstrate that employees in the core public service perceive higher level of value congruence than those in parapublic sectors. These findings provide implications and insights for the management practices in public organisations.

The development of China’s public administration education

China’s practices and knowledge of administrative sciences have a long history, but modern public administration, as a relatively new discipline, has been established for less than a century. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to shed new light on the historical development of modern public administration education in China. This paper reviews and analyzes the development of China’s modern public administration education in two different periods, namely, before and after reform and the opening up of China. Finally, it dissects the current problems and challenges facing China’s public administration from an academic perspective and considers possible future trends for modern public administration in China.

Governance and Good Governance: A New Framework for Political Analysis

In a time of great change, accelerating globalization and increasing uncertainty, all countries, whether developed or developing, are searching for a new form of governance that is better adapted to the times so as to gain an advantage in economic competitiveness and create substantial and sustainable social growth. As governance theory is becoming the dominant political theory in response to the change, the values backing the discourse and texts consistent with them have helped revise the theory of government in mainstream politics and were agreed upon by global politicians, scholars, officials and entrepreneurs. When we comprehend governance theory based on the practice of public administration in China, it strikes us how theoretically and practically important governance theory is for rebuilding the intellectual system of China’s democratic politics, searching for an institutional platform for good governance, transforming the public policy-making model and getting rid of the practice in public administration in the process of market-oriented development that is inefficient, or even fails in many ways.

The development of modern public administration in East Asia

East Asia has one of the most successful economies in the world today, so public administration as a practice as well as a discipline has arguably played a pivotal role in such a developmental process. However, there are not many readable references on such issues. Accordingly, this article will first discuss the issue of East Asian development models, after which it will discuss the civil service entrance examinations as an East Asian model of bureaucratic recruitment. This article will then discuss the development of modern public administration in three dimensions (i.e., practice, education, and research), after which it will discuss major issues and challenges of public administration in China, Japan, and South Korea.

Dissertation Research in Public Administration in China

Using the evaluation framework originally developed by McCurdy and Cleary, this article examines the quality of 132 public administration dissertations produced in mainland China between 2002 and 2006. In general, the quality of these PA dissertations can be considered unsatisfactory in all six criteria: research question, validity, theory relevance, causality, importance, and innovativeness. A comparison between these dissertations and their counterparts produced in the US in 1981, 1990 and 1998 shows that they are similar to the US dissertations from 1981. Major institutional problems that have led to inadequate PA doctoral research, including the lack of a research orientation, rigid PhD advisor institutions, and maladjustment to internationalization, are identified and discussed. While there is a prevailing consensus in China of building PA research on contemporary social science standards, real efforts and institutional reforms are urgently needed.

The Rise of Public Administration in China since 1978: driving forces, problems and prospects

This article examines the rise of the field of Public Administration (PA) in China from 1978 to 2006. It first identifies several major driving forces behind the creation of the field in the country’s reform context for a preliminary analysis; then examines some problems that have emerged from the quick expansion of the field, especially Master of Public Administration programs; finally offers suggestions for the field’s further development. This article contributes to the literature by dissecting the China case in developing PA in a reforming country.

Do the Compensatory Effects of Outcome and Procedure on Policy Acceptance Depend on Trust in Authority?

Previous researchers have shown that procedural justice and outcome favorability interact to influence people's beliefs and behaviors. When an outcome is unfavorable, people tend to respond more positively to policies with fair procedures. We conducted 2 studies to explore the influence of trust in authority on process-by-outcome interaction in public administration in China. In each study, there was a different public policy setting, and different designs and participants (i.e., a scenario tested with Chinese university students in Study 1 and a survey conducted with residents of a city in China in Study 2). The convergent results showed that the interaction between procedural justice and outcome favorability was moderated by trust in authority. When the level of trust was high, the interaction effect was significant, and a fair procedure attenuated the negative effect of an unfavorable outcome. However, when there was little trust, the interaction was absent. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Public Administration in China and Australia: Different Worlds but Similar Challenges (中国和澳大利亚的公共行政管理：不同的世界，相似的挑战)

Comparing systems of government in such different countries as China and Australia is immensely difficult. Both countries have their own distinct traditions of governance and understandings about how to organise and operate government and the services they provide. Australia with a long democratic history has developed traditions of ‘responsible government’ within a federal context and with competition provided by two predominant adversarial political parties. China since its revolution in 1949 has developed relatively authoritarian traditions with single‐party rule and gradational hierarchic controls within a decentralised polity. Despite these differences, increasing numbers of people in each country want to understand the other country's key features of public administration, and often they start such a journey by asking questions based on their knowledge of their own governmental system to investigate the features and principles of the other. This is the approach we have taken in this paper. After reviewing the different political contexts, we explore the institutions of governance as well as the political and financial relations between levels of governments (central, provincial, local). Finally, we come back to the implications for public management and future governance arrangements.

An Empirical Study on Public Service Motivation of the Next Generation Civil Servants in China

Why do the Chinese university students choose government jobs instead of private companies? Do they have similar job motivations as those who are seeking private sector jobs? Surprisingly, literature on public administration in China has rarely posed this question despite China’s adoption of the civil service system since 1993. Specific examination of public service motivation (PSM) literature also revealed a lack of empirical studies on the public service spirit of potential public sector employees. This article analyzes the differences in job motivations between public and private job seekers using survey data of 329 Chinese university students from the Peking University, Renmin University, Fudan University, and Nankai University. The results suggest that both private and public job seekers commonly rank “stable and promising future,” “high salary,” “chance to exercise leadership,” and “high prestige and social status” as the most important motivators. Notwithstanding the commonality, public job seekers, especially female students, show higher public service spirit than private job seekers.

Public Administration in China—Evolution and Current Challenge

Taking an ecological approach, this article examines the resumption, formation, and development of public administration (PA) as a discipline in China. Through content analysis and process tracing, we argue that the social contexts during China's transition period and existing knowledge, both endogenous and exogenous, are major forces shaping the nature of the discipline and pushing its development. We also point out that Chinese PA now is facing challenges, calling for deeper localization and closer integration into global scholarship.

E-Monitoring in the Public Administration in China: An Exploratory Study

E-Monitoring in the Public Administration in China: An Exploratory Study