Preface to the First Edition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures viii
4. Tables ix
5. Abbreviations and Acronyms x
6. Preface to the Second Edition xii
7. Preface to the First Edition xiv
8. 1. The Public Sector: An Overview 1
9. Part I: Accountability
10. 2. The Constitutional Framework 35
11. 3. Accountability and Organisational Change 75
12. Part II: The Public Sector and Its Problems
13. 4. The Civil Service: Structure and Functions 101
14. 5. The Civil Service: Personnel Policies and Integrity Management 137
15. 6. Government and Public Bodies 167
16. Part III: Policy Formulation and Implementation
17. 7. Policy and the Budgetary Cycle 201
18. 8. The Policy Process 236
19. 9. Policy Implementation 266
20. 10. The Chinese Government’s Influence on Policy 296
21. Part IV: The Government and the People
22. 11. Efficiency, Responsiveness, and Transparency 325
23. 12. Rights, Complaints, and Redress 357
24. 13. The Public Sector in Its Political Setting 391
25. Selected Bibliography 413
26. Index 437