Public Policy in the 'Asian Century': Concepts, Cases and Futures (International Series on Public Policy)

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction (Sara Bice, Avery Poole, Helen Sullivan)....Pages 1-17 Beyond the Western Paradigm: Confucian Public Administration (Wolfgang Drechsler)....Pages 19-40 Rethinking Public Governance in the Asian Century: Grand Discourse Vs. Actual Reality (M. Shamsul Haque)....Pages 41-63 Weber and Confucius in East Asia: The Great Experiment (Jill L. Tao)....Pages 65-86 Disciplining Democracy: Explaining the Rhythms of Myanmar’s First Hluttaw, 2011–2016 (Nicholas Farrelly, Chit Win)....Pages 87-117 Science and Technology Policy in the Asian Century (Paul H. Jensen, Lauren A. Palmer)....Pages 119-149 Humanising Bureaucracy: Clan-Oriented Culture in the Thai Civil Service (Marianna Fotaki, Rutaichanok Jingjit)....Pages 151-183 Urban Development in China: Moving from Urbanisation to Quality of Urban Life (Jong Youl Lee, Chad Anderson, Bo Wang)....Pages 185-208 Public Sector Reform and National Development in East and Southeast Asia: Specificity and Commonality (Mark Turner)....Pages 209-235 A Capabilities Framework for a Globalised Public Service (Sara Bice)....Pages 237-265 Hurdles to an Asian Century of Public Administration (Kim Moloney)....Pages 267-292 International Policy Coordination and its Impacts (Adrian Kay)....Pages 293-314 Beyond the East-West Dichotomy: Economic Development Policies in Asia and Europe (Jon Pierre)....Pages 315-335 Conclusion: Five Emergent Themes for Public Policy in the Asian Century (Sara Bice, Avery Poole, Helen Sullivan)....Pages 337-343 Back Matter ....Pages 345-348 This volume explores the defining features, critical approaches, challenges and opportunities for public policy in the ‘Asian Century’. This is the first book to systematically analyse the key institutions and practices that comprise public policy, administration and governance to investigate how they are changing in the context of increasing Asian influence. Its authors argue that the Asian Century holds the potential to generate a paradigm shift equivalent to the impacts of neo-liberalism and the New Public Management of the late 20th century. Divided into three parts, this volume interrogates the theories underpinning contemporary public policy; explores case studies from different policy arenas across the Asian region; and imagines what a future of globalised public policy might look like. It examines the implementation measures necessary to support policy and administration in an era of transnational governance networks, tightly linked economic markets and progressively fluid cultural exchanges. This book provides the concepts and tools necessary to navigate these shifting sands successfully. It is essential reading for scholars of public policy, public management, international relations, and politics and social sciences, as well as for administrators and public servants. Annotation This volume explores the defining features, critical approaches, challenges and opportunities for public policy in the 'Asian Century'. This is the first book to systematically analyse the key institutions and practices that comprise public policy, administration and governance to investigate how they are changing in the context of increasing Asian influence. Its authors argue that the Asian Century holds the potential to generate a paradigm shift equivalent to the impacts of neo-liberalism and the New Public Management of the late 20th century. Divided into three parts, this volume interrogates the theories underpinning contemporary public policy; explores case studies from different policy arenas across the Asian region; and imagines what a future of globalised public policy might look like