Remaking China's Public Management

The editors and contributors to this unusual new book give a systematic analysis of public sector management, in a country of massive size, now in retreat from a centrally planned economy. They show that China's public management has its own distinctive characteristics, and is much more than a simple extension of business management.

They make clear that China's efforts at reform are rooted in the fundamental deficiencies of the system. The result is a scholarly presentation of issues and controversies and a probing discussion of how each new managerial alternative might actually work, while assessing all of them in their cultural and institutional contexts.

The book is thus an important insight into China and how its public sector operates, intended for professionals in international development, finance, banking, government, politics, and their academic counterparts.