"This book analyzes public administration theories from the perspective of instrumental and value rationalities. In the instrumental rationality camp are the theories of Traditional Public Administration, Privatization, New Public Management, and Holistic Governance. The theories of New Public Administration, Democratic Administration, New Public Service, and Public Value Management fall into the camp of value rationality. The eight theories are analyzed in light of the five elements of core value, assumption about human nature, methodology, role of government, and disciplinary positioning. The two camps of schools alternate in dominance in the evolution of public administration theories, presenting pendulum movements. The existing relevant research is mainly approached from the perspectives of: development stages, schools of theories, research paradigms, research routes and etc. The book presents a new perspective of the two rationalities, leaving readers with a clear understanding of the main vein of knotty evolution of the 120-odd years of Public Administration theories"--
"This book analyzes public administration theories from the perspective of instrumental and value rationalities. In the instrumental rationality camp are the theories of Traditional Public Administration, Privatization, New Public Management, and Holistic Governance. The theories of New Public Administration, Democratic Administration, New Public Service, and Public Value Management fall into the camp of value rationality. The eight theories are analyzed in light of the five elements of core value, assumption about human nature, methodology, role of government, and disciplinary positioning. The two camps of schools alternate in dominance in the evolution of public administration theories, presenting pendulum movements. The existing relevant research is mainly approached from the perspectives of: development stages, schools of theories, research paradigms, research routes and etc. The book presents a new perspective of the two rationalities, leaving readers with a clear understanding of the main vein of knotty evolution of the 120-odd years of Public Administration theories"--
The European Union is China's largest trading partner, and Chinese views of the EU are of crucial importance in shaping how the relationship will develop in the future, especially as the new Chinese leadership takes power. This book presents the findings of an extensive research project into the views of both elite groups, in government, business, academia, media and social activists, and the Chinese public towards Europe and the European Union. It considers attitudes on a wide range of subjects, and reaches a number of interesting, encouraging conclusions. These include the fact that as Ch.
Many Western-based theories of public administration have had some traction in the Chinese setting. However, they also point to the importance of context and the need to ensure that the theory is relevant to the setting. In this regard, theory needs to be both clearly developed and there are various routes that can be taken. In this article, I share with readers some of my thoughts emanating from my teaching and research over the past two decades, namely, inspiration from the development of public administration in the West for studies of public administration in China. The two analytical lenses that I use for this article are the five essential attributes of public administration and the instrumental and value rationalities as the fundamental nature of the various schools of thought in the development of public administration in the West. The five essential attributes refer to core value, assumptions about human nature, methodology, government role, and disciplinary positioning. They serve as references for my review of the field of public administration in China. Over the last four decades, public administration research in China has resulted in the restoration of the discipline, the flourishing of teaching and research programmes, and active exchanges with colleagues around the world. However, Chinese public administration is facing an "identity crisis". Chinese scholars have become used to playing the role of consumers of imported concepts, theories, and methods. At this stage it is urgent that they develop their own unique paradigm, including concepts, theories, and methodologies, and contribute to the progress of the whole discipline. The goal of forming their own theoretical framework is urging our Chinese colleagues to challenge themselves to consciously engage in independent theoretical thought. More specifically, they should try to keep abreast of the theoretical developments in the West and lay emphasis on cutting-edge research, avoid not seeing the forest for the trees, and practise timely adoption of dominant theories. ; Mnoge su zapadnjačke teorije o upravnoj znanosti stekle određenu popularnost u Kini, no one također ukazuju na važnost konteksta i potrebu da teorija bude u skladu s okruženjem u kojem se primjenjuje. U tom bi smislu svaka teorija trebala biti jasno razrađena, što se može postići na više načina. U radu autor navodi neka razmišljanja koja proizlaze iz njegovog nastavnog i istraživačkog djelovanja tijekom protekla dva desetljeća. Radi se o načinima na koje je razvoj upravne znanosti na Zapadu potaknuo pristupe proučavanju upravne znanosti u Kini. U radu se razmatra pet ključnih značajki znanosti o javnoj upravi te instrumentalni i vrijednosni elementi kao osnovne karakteristike različitih škola mišljenja koje su se bavile razvojem ovog znanstvenog polja u zapadnim zemljama. Tih su pet ključnih značajki središnja vrijednost, pretpostavke o ljudskoj prirodi, metodologija, uloga vlasti i pozicija discipline, te se pomoću njih nudi pregled područja upravne znanosti u Kini. U posljednja su četiri desetljeća istraživanja Kineza u ovom području uspjela povratiti ugled upravnoj znanosti i rezultirala naglim rastom broja studijskih i istraživačkih programa, kao i razmjenom iskustava s kolegama diljem svijeta. Unatoč tome, kineska znanost o javnoj upravi suočava se s "krizom identiteta" jer su kineski znanstvenici navikli na ulogu potrošača uvezenih znanstvenih koncepata, teorija i metoda. U ovome je trenutku iznimno važno da Kina razvije vlastitu paradigmu, uključujući koncepte, teorije i metode, te da doprinese razvoju cjelokupnog znanstvenog polja. Nastojanja da osmisle vlastiti teoretski okvir potiču Kineze da si postavljaju izazove i svjesno formuliraju teorijska razmišljanja neovisno o drugima. Da budemo precizniji, Kinezi bi trebali biti tijeku s razvojem teorija na Zapadu i usredotočiti se na najnovija istraživanja. Također bi trebali izbjegavati fokusiranje na određene teorije zanemarujući cjelokupni razvoj i pravodobno prihvaćati prevladavajuće teorije.
This article uses survey data collected in 2010 and conducts a systematic comparative analysis of the perceptions of the EU by the Chinese general public and the elite. Most ordinary Chinese citizens do not understand the EU very well, but their impressions of the EU are very positive and they also hold good expectations for the future of China-EU relations. The Chinese elites and ordinary citizens differ significantly in terms of 'favoring the EU' or 'favoring Russia'. The multivariate model indicates that EU travel experience, annual income level and Internet dependence have significant positive effects on 'favoring-EU' feelings. Those who have EU travel experience, higher levels of annual income and greater opportunities to obtain information via the Internet are more likely to be 'favoring-EU'. (J Contemp China/GIGA)
Les implications de l''expérience des élections de comités villageois menées depuis 1987 ont été évaluées de diverses manières par le pouvoir. Les élections directes à l'échelon du bourg ont été catégoriquement interdites en 2006 mais, en 2008, on a réintroduit à Guiyang le principe de nomination et de sélection publiques des chefs de district et des responsables municipaux adjoints. Cet article explore les raisons qui motivent ces différents revirements et conclut qu'une prise de décision stratégique quant au futur de la démocratie locale, est aujourd'hui en cours au sein du gouvernement central.
Assessment of the implications of experiments with village committee elections since 1987 has changed. In 2006, direct town elections were categorically forbidden, but in 2008 public nomination and public selection were resumed in Guiyang City for district and deputy municipal leaders. The paper explores the rationale behind the decisions and concludes that a strategic choice is pending within the central leadership.(China Perspect/GIGA)
