Abstract
Public administration has undergone a fundamental change in China since Deng Xiaoping initiated a process of openness and reform in the late 1970s. While reform is widespread in Greater China (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau), only limited scholarship has been conducted to theorize these changes and empirically document them. This is somewhat surprising given the growing international prominence of China as a major powerhouse in the world economy and a political leader. This symposium seeks to contribute towards building knowledge and evidence on the changing nature of public administration in Greater China. In this article, key themes unique to Greater China are drawn out, the emergent status of public administration scholarship in China is discussed, and the key ingredients of a research agenda are presented. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 253-260 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Public Administration |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 24 Apr 2013 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
At the meeting held at the University of Hong Kong in February 2010, the following scholars presented their research and contributed towards a stimulating debate, which has assisted in advancing knowledge of public administration in Greater China: Hon S. Chan, Don-yun Chen, Wenhao Cheng, Jie Gao, Yijia Jing, Tsuey-Ping Lee, Kuotsai Tom Liou, Zongchao Peng, Mei-Chiang Shih, Milan Tung Wen Sun, Guang-Xu Wang, Qinghua Wang, Jiuchang Wei, Jiannan Wu, Xun Wu, Jiang Ying, Xueyong Zhan, Zhibin Zhang, and Xufeng Zhu.Funding
This symposium was made possible by a conference/seminar grant from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (Grant CS001-P-0) for International Scholarly Exchange and the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. This work was also supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2011-330-B00194).