Handbook of Public Policy and Public Administration in China (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China series)

"This Handbook offers a critical analysis of the major theoretical and empirical issues in public policy and public administration in China. Investigating methodological, theoretical, and conceptual themes, it provides an insightful reflection on how China is governed. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, expert international contributors explore the complex challenges and facets of public administration, inwards and outwards civil service issues, and policy configurations and implementations in China. Chapters provide in-depth analyses of government capacity-building and policy making, local bureaucracy, anti-corruption regimes, civil service evaluation, and the effectiveness of the public sector. This comparative study uniquely tests Western theories of public policy and administration in a non-Western country, evaluating and dimensionalizing the relevance of such perspectives. Through the examination of key areas of research, the Handbook also illuminates the present state of research and teaching on public administration in China and establishes a broad framework for future studies of the field. Offering a detailed discussion of the characteristics of governance in China, this comprehensive Handbook will be a valuable resource for academics and students of public policy and administration, politics, sociology and Chinese studies. Its focus on management and performance will also be beneficial for public policy makers and analysts"-- Provided by publisher Contents 6 List of contributors 9 Acknowledgments 12 List of abbreviations 13 PART I: INTRODUCTION 16 1 State of the field: research on public policy and public administration in China • Xiaowei Zang and Hon S. Chan 17 PART II: THE CHINESE CIVIL SERVICE 36 2 Selection of local leaders in China: meritocracy or personal connections? • Zhiyue Bo 37 3 Civil service pay in China • Shuo Chen and Hon S. Chan 56 4 Measuring public-sector performance and effectiveness • Jie Gao 74 PART III: GOVERNMENT CAPACITY-BUILDING IN CHINA 95 5 Integrity management under state hierarchy: controlling corruption in China • Ting Gong 96 6 Beyond governance for economic growth: understanding incentive distortions in the Chinese bureaucracy • Shui-Yan Tang and Bo Wen 111 7 Digital governance in China • Liang Ma 137 8 Regulation in China • May Chu and Pak Wan Major Pau 151 9 The development of fiscal transparency in China: a critical review • Hanyu Xiao and Jingyuan Xu 166 10 Ruling online and social media in China in the digital age • Xigen Li 184 11 Authoritarian transparency: a comparative survey on open government information regulations in China • Fen Lin 221 12 Land use reforms and land finance in Chinese local governments • Alfred M. Wu and Fangzhi Ye 237 13 Revisiting China’s ethnic minorities policies: asserting a flavor of Chinese characteristics • Yangbin Chen 256 14 The Chinese dream and foreign language education policy in China • Lucy Zhao, Xiaowei Zang, and Shijia Yang 271 PART IV: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE IN CHINA 292 15 Family planning policies and fertility changes in China: a historical review • Yu Song 293 16 Urbanization like China? Implementation mode, policy regime and sustainable transformation pathways • Xiaoling Zhang 306 17 Network structure and collaborative innovation processes: a comparative analysis of two elderly service networks in Shanghai • Wai Fung Lam and Wei Li 320 18 Land administration policy and illegal land use • Hongping Lian, Hui Li, and Kilkon Ko 340 19 Government capacity, citizen activism, and wastewater treatment in China: evidence from provincial panel data (2004‒2014) • Xiaowei Zang 362 20 Organ donation in mainland China and Hong Kong: learning from international models and adopting proper motivational measures • Ruiping Fan and Chunyan Ding 377 PART V: STREET-LEVEL BUREAUCRACY IN CHINA 392 21 Research on street-level bureaucracy in China: past, present, and future • Xiaowei Zang 393 22 Authoritarian capitalism and policing studies in China • Jianhua Xu, Qipu Hu, and Anli Jiang 407 23 Exploring frontline work in China • Xiaowei Zang and Michael Musheno 423 24 Leniency and severity in street-level law enforcement in China • Lisa Zang and Xiaowei Zang 439 PART VI: RESEARCH AND TEACHING ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN GREATER CHINA 451 25 Dissertation research in public administration in China • Yijia Jing 452 26 A review of public administration research in Hong Kong and Macau, 2010‒2019 • Echo Lei Wang and Jie Gao 467 27 Crisis of relevance? Public administration theory and practice connections in Taiwan • Milan Tung-Wen Sun, Wen-Hsueh Chen, and Windy Thi-Ngoc-Minh Phan 481 Index 495