Handbook of Public Policy and Public Administration in China

Edited by Xiaowei Zang, Chair Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong and Hon S. Chan, Professor, Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

‘This Handbook succeeds in providing a wealth of information in one place about the Chinese experience with public administration and public policy. The authors in the collection write with clarity and engage in sober, fair discussions of what are often challenging public policy issues; the context probably added to the challenge. The editors and authors for this volume are commended for amassing this contribution. Because the book has lessons to teach about public administration globally, there is no need to consider it a book relevant only to scholars of China-related topics. The book is recommended for library collections, especially those in academic settings representing schools of public administration and public policy.’

• Contents:PART I INTRODUCTION1 State of the field: research on public policy and public administration in China 2Xiaowei Zang and Hon S. ChanPART II THE CHINESE CIVIL SERVICE2 Selection of local leaders in China: meritocracy or personal connections? 22Zhiyue Bo3 Civil service pay in China 41Shuo Chen and Hon S. Chan4 Measuring public-sector performance and effectiveness 59Jie GaoPART III GOVERNMENT CAPACITY-BUILDING IN CHINA5 Integrity management under state hierarchy: controlling corruption in China 81Ting Gong6 Beyond governance for economic growth: understanding incentivedistortions in the Chinese bureaucracy 96Shui-Yan Tang and Bo Wen7 Digital governance in China 121Liang Ma8 Regulation in China 135May Chu and Pak Wan Major Pau9 The development of fiscal transparency in China: a critical review 150Hanyu Xiao and Jingyuan Xu10 Ruling online and social media in China in the digital age 168Xigen Li11 Authoritarian transparency: a comparative survey on open governmentinformation regulations in China 205Fen Lin12 Land use reforms and land finance in Chinese local governments 221Alfred M. Wu and Fangzhi Ye13 Revisiting China’s ethnic minorities policies: asserting a flavor ofChinese Characteristics 240Yangbin Chen14 The Chinese dream and foreign language education policy in China 255Lucy Zhao, Xiaowei Zang, and Shijia YangPART IV PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE IN CHINA15 Family planning policies and fertility changes in China: a historical review 277Yu Song16 Urbanization like China? Implementation mode, policy regime andsustainable transformation pathways 290Xiaoling Zhang17 Network structure and collaborative innovation processes: a comparativeanalysis of two elderly service networks in Shanghai 304Wai-Fung Lam and Wei Li18 Land administration policy and illegal land use 324Hongping Lian, Hui Li, and Kilkon Ko19 Government capacity, citizen activism, and wastewater treatment inChina: evidence from provincial panel data (2004‒2014) 346Xiaowei Zang20 Organ donation in China and Hong Kong: learning from internationalmodels and adopting proper motivational measures 361Ruiping Fan and Chunyan DingPART V STREET-LEVEL BUREAUCRACY IN CHINA21 Research on street-level bureaucracy in China: past, present, and future 377Xiaowei Zang22 Authoritarian capitalism and policing studies in China 391Jianhua Xu, Qipu Hu, and Anli Jiang23 Exploring frontline work in China 407Xiaowei Zang and Michael Musheno24 Leniency and severity in street-level law enforcement in China 423Lisa Zang and Xiaowei ZangPART VI RESEARCH AND TEACHING ON PUBLICADMINISTRATION IN GREATER CHINA25 Dissertation research in public administration in China 437Yijia Jing26 A review of public administration research in Hong Kong and Macau,2010‒2019 452Echo Lei Wang and Jie Gao27 Crisis of relevance? Public administration theory and practice connectionsin Taiwan 466Milan Tung-Wen Sun, Wen-Hsueh Chen, and Windy Thi-Ngoc-Minh PhanIndex