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Written by leading experts, Public Administration in East Asia: Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan examines the inner workings of governments in East Asia, in particular its public administration and related public policy processes. It focuses on the apparatus of government -- the agencies, their values, context, and policies within which they operate. Organized in parallel sections, the book covers the history, public policy processes, organization, HRM, ethics, corruption, intergovernmental relations, performance management, and e-government. It discusses each of these topics separately for Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, providing an unusual and important comparative perspective. The book includes essential knowledge and facts, discussions of emerging issues, and useful resources for further reading. It addresses questions such as:

What is the history of public administration in East Asia? How are decisions made? What is the role of Confucianism in shaping public administration? How does the developmental path affect public administration? Why is performance management emphasized? What is the state of citizen participation? How are ethical underpinnings of the civil service different from the West? Why are intergovernmental relations an essential issue in East Asia? What are the politics behind world-class achievements in IT? What is the nature of civil service reform? What is the nature of efforts to combat government corruption?

You can find many books on trade policy and politics that sometimes give good insight into the operation of government agencies. You can also find a few edited books that contain single chapters on countries in the Asia-Pacific region. What is missing, however, is a single resource that provides an overview with depth on matters solely about public administration. This state-of-the-art resource brings together the fragments of existing knowledge on East Asian economies, filling the need for a comprehensive compendium that showcases the public administration practices in the region and East Asia's innovative approaches to governance and its many challenges.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Acknowledgments(p. xv)
• About the Authors(p. xvii)
• Introduction: Comments on Purpose and Method(p. xxv)
• 1 Public Administration in East Asia: Common Roots, Ways, and Tasks(p. 1)
• Section 1 Mainland China
• 2 History and Context of Public Administration in Mainland China(p. 33)
• 3 Public Policy Processes and Public Participation in Mainland China(p. 55)
• 4 Intergovernmental Relations in Mainland China(p. 75)
• 5 Public Service Ethics and Anticorruption Efforts in Mainland China(p. 95)
• 6 Performance Management Reforms in Mainland China(p. 117)
• 7 Civil Service Reforms in Mainland China(p. 145)
• 8 E-government in Mainland China(p. 165)
• Section 2 Japan
• 9 History and Context of Public Administration in Japan(p. 195)
• 10 Public Policy Processes and Citizen Participation in Japan(p. 213)
• 11 Intergovernmental Relations in Japan(p. 233)
• 12 Public Service Ethics and Corruption in Japan(p. 251)
• 13 Performance Management Reforms in Japan(p. 273)
• 14 Civil Service Reform in Japan(p. 291)
• 15 E-government in Japan(p. 305)
• Section 3 South Korea
• 16 History and Context of Public Administration in South Korea(p. 329)
• 17 Public Policy Processes and Citizen Participation in South Korea(p. 355)
• 18 Intergovernmental Relations in Korea: From Dependency to Interdependency(p. 377)
• 19 Public Service Ethics and Anticorruption Efforts in South Korea(p. 401)
• 20 Performance Management Reforms in South Korea(p. 427)
• 21 The Civil Service System in the Republic of Korea(p. 451)
• 22 E-government in South Korea(p. 473)
• Section 4 Taiwan
• 23 History and Context of Public Administration in Taiwan(p. 497)
• 24 Public Policy Processes and Citizen Participation in Taiwan(p. 517)
• 25 Intergovernmental Relations in Taiwan(p. 533)
• 26 Public Service Ethics and Corruption in Taiwan(p. 563)
• 27 Performance Management Reforms in Taiwan(p. 591)
• 28 Civil Service Reforms in Taiwan(p. 609)
• 29 E-government in Taiwan(p. 627)
• Index(p. 649)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Evan M. Berman (National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan) (Edited by)