Public Service Reform in East Asia: Reform Issues and Challenges in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong

ISBN 10: 9629961946 / ISBN 13: 9789629961947

Editore: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2005

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Riassunto:

Public service reform, or public sector reform, has been a hot topic among political scientists in recent years as most existing government structures are inadequate to cope with the ever-changing environments of globalism in terms of capital and technology. This is particularly true among Asian countries where the traditional bureaucracy has been strong as compared to a relatively weak sense of community. Traditional relations between government, the business sector and labour, which slowly have taken shape in the last two decades, are now once again challenged through de-colonialization in Hong Kong, democratization in Korea, decentralization in Singapore and technological innovation in Japan.

This timely collection addresses a variety of selected reform issues confronted by these four developed Asian economies. The areas of reform covered range from human resource management, financial management and pay reform, to central agency role, service improvements, private sector involvement and political accountability.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Anthony B. L. Cheung is a professor in the department of public and social administration and an associate director of governance at the Asia Research Center, City University of Hong Kong.

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Titolo: Public Service Reform in East Asia: Reform ...
Casa editrice: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Good