Public Service Reform In East Asia

Author : Anthony Cheung
Publisher : Chinese University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9629962349

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Public Service Reform in East Asia by Anthony Cheung Pdf

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.

Author : Evan M. Berman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351552721

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Public Administration in East Asia by Evan M. Berman Pdf

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.

Author : Evan Berman,Eko Prasojo
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781787433106

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Leadership and Public Sector Reform in Asia by Evan Berman,Eko Prasojo Pdf

Present day knowledge about public sector reforms in Asia is quite scattered and seldom focuses on the challenges of leadership. This book seeks to address this issue by presenting country cases that reflect the great diversity of the region.

Author : Richard Common
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015053507326

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Public Management and Policy Transfer in Southeast Asia by Richard Common Pdf

By presenting original case studies of public management reforms in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, this book is an important addition to our understanding of the development of New Public Management (NPM) outside Western liberal democracies. Particularly useful for political scientists, business and management scholars, academics of international relations and economics.

Author : Joachim Jens Hesse
Publisher : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000122490232

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The Public Sector in Transition by Joachim Jens Hesse Pdf

How to Move Ahead / Joachim Jens Hesse / Jan-Erik Lane / Yoichi Nishikawa P.359

Author : Evan M. Berman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781420064773

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Public Administration in Southeast Asia by Evan M. Berman Pdf

While public administration practice and education in general has become considerably professionalized in the last decade, existing knowledge on public administration in Southeast Asia is fragmented at best, and often devoid of a useful reference. While journal articles and government reports provide decentralized information, Public Administration in Southeast Asia: Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Macao takes a comprehensive and comparative look at the major components of administration systems. The selection of countries and regions included reflects the diversity of Southeast Asia. Organized by Country The handbook fills a critical need by bringing together leading scholars who provide an insider perspective and viewpoint on essential and advanced issues. Divided into five sections, each dedicated to a particular country, the text outlines topics relevant to modern public administration, including: History and Political Context of Public Administration Decentralization and Local Governance Public Ethics and Corruption Performance Management Reforms Civil Service System Focusing on recent developments in public administration in these countries which are among the fastest growing economies in the world, the book explores their practices and innovative approaches in public administration. For many years people have been fascinated by the cultures, peoples, and governments of Southeast Asia, and now they have a book that discusses the apparatus of government in Southeast Asia – their agencies, contexts, processes, and values.

Author : Anthony Cheung,Ian Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135786816

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Governance and Public Sector Reform in Asia by Anthony Cheung,Ian Scott Pdf

Based on new field research, this book assesses the current state of governance and public sector reforms in eleven Asian countries and jurisdictions, especially in the wake of the recent regional financial crisis that seriously affected some of them. It analyses reform efforts comparatively against a backdrop of governance problems, and seeks to establish whether these efforts represent a substantive shift in attitudes towards reform or whether they serve simply to reinforce existing practices. The authors explore a number of important themes that are central to governance and public sector reform issues. These include the role of the state, the success or failure of organizational reforms, corruption, the applicability of the new public management model in the Asian context, and the governance values and reform models promoted by regional and international agencies.

Author : Khai Leong Ho
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : UCSD:31822035682079

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Re-thinking Administrative Reforms in Southeast Asia by Khai Leong Ho Pdf

Focusing on trends and practices in administrative reform (broadly defined as efforts and policies to improve the capacity of governmental institutions and service delivery), this edited volume presents a comprehensive survey of public sector management in various Southeast Asian states, including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Myanmar. The writers identify common problems associated with administrative structures and public employment arrangements, and examine critical issues challenging each Southeast Asian government's efforts and commitments. Their analyses and arguments also provide an alternative way of thinking about the directions of administrative reforms in these countries in the future.

Author : Sara Bice,Avery Poole,Helen Sullivan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137602527

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Public Policy in the 'Asian Century' by Sara Bice,Avery Poole,Helen Sullivan Pdf

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.

Author : Sokbunthoeun So,Michael Woolcock,Leah April,Caroline Hughes
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781464813160

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Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform by Sokbunthoeun So,Michael Woolcock,Leah April,Caroline Hughes Pdf

Reforming public-sector organizations--their structures, policies, processes and practices--is notoriously difficult, in rich and poor countries alike. Even in the most favorable of circumstances, the scale and complexity of the tasks to be undertaken are enormous, requiring levels of coordination and collaboration that may be without precedent for those involved. Entirely new skills may need to be acquired by tens of thousands of people. Compounding these logistical challenges is the pervasive reality that circumstances often are not favorable to large-scale reform. Whether a country is rich or poor, the choice is not whether, but how, to reform the public sector--how optimal design characteristics, robust political support, and enhanced organizational capability to implement and adapt will be forged over time. This edited volume helps address the “how†? question. It brings together reform experiences in public financial management and the public sector more broadly from eight country cases in East Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, and Vietnam. These countries are at different stages of reform; most of the reform efforts would qualify as successes, while some had mixed outcomes, and others could be considered failures. The focus of each chapter is less on formally demonstrating success (or not) of specific reform, but on documenting how reformers maneuvered within different country contexts to achieve specific outcomes. Despite the great difficulty in reforming the public sector, decision-makers can draw renewed energy and inspiration, learning from those countries, sectors, and subnational spaces where substantive (not merely cosmetic) change has been achieved, and they can identify what pitfalls to avoid.

Author : Ka Ho Mok,Ray Forrest
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134118274

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Changing Governance and Public Policy in East Asia by Ka Ho Mok,Ray Forrest Pdf

This book offers critical analysis of the search for new governance in Asia, comparing and contrasting the experiences of different Asian societies, including: China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand.

Author : Pʻan-sŏk Kim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Civil service
ISBN : 8976443519

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Civil Service System and Civil Service Reform in ASEAN Member Countries and Korea by Pʻan-sŏk Kim Pdf

Author : Ishtiaq Jamil,Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman,Sk. Tawfique M. Haque
Publisher : Springer
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319152189

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Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia by Ishtiaq Jamil,Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman,Sk. Tawfique M. Haque Pdf

This book explores and analyzes governance and policy issues in South, Southeast, and East Asia. It maps governance challenges and analyzes current trends from the perspectives of democracy, public policy, and public institutions. Regional public administration and governance systems have undergone some phenomenal changes over the last three decades and have played a key role in the economic progress of the area, especially in the Southeast and East Asian nations. Rich with country-specific evidence and analyses, the chapters in the book apply empirical and other research methods to examine shifting paradigms and best practices. This book develops an understanding of changes in the forms, process and practices of governance, both within the context of each nation and in a comparative perspective. The book will appeal to scholars, academics, students, and practitioners of public administration, political science, and policy issues.

Author : Ka-Ho Mok
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education and globalization
ISBN : 0415368146

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Education Reform and Education Policy in East Asia by Ka-Ho Mok Pdf

Examining how the increasingly interdependent economic system has driven policy change and education reform, Ka Ho Mok assesses the impact of globalization on the education systems of key East Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the "tiger economies" of South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.

Author : Hilton L. Root
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015037347229

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Small Countries, Big Lessons by Hilton L. Root Pdf

This work examines the governance of South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, showing how they have constructed reliable institutions. Providing useful insights, this work considers how governments become accountable for the outcome of economic policy.