Dilemmas in Public Management in Greater China and Australia: Rising Tensions but Common Challenges

Table of Contents:
List of illustrations Preface Contributors The new global realities: Escalating tensions and colliding world views despite similar challenges and regime dilemmas – Kaifeng Yang, John Wanna, Tsai-tsu Su and Andrew Podger Part 1: Intergovernmental relations 'One country, two systems' in transition – Richard Hu Vertical power structure and policy experimentation in Xi’s China – Youlang Zhang Revitalising local capacity in Taiwan: Institutional arrangements, consequences and prospects – Tsai-tsu Su and Ming-feng Kuo The revival of Australian federalism? Trends and developments in Commonwealth–state relations – Alan Fenna Federal financial relations in Australia – Rachel Thompson Local government in Australia: An overview and strategic directions – Bligh Grant and Nicholas Aroney Part 2: Budgeting and financial management The state of local public finance in China under Xi Jinping – Christine Wong Australia’s financial management challenges post‑COVID – Henry Ergas and Joe Branigan Performance budgeting in China – Meili Niu and Peipei Zhang China’s approach to performance management and future directions – Jie Gao Evaluation in the Australian Public Service: What can the case of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade tell us about an enduring challenge for public administration? – Wendy Jarvie Part 3: The civil service Political meritocracy in Chinese cadre personnel management – Shuo Chen and Hon S. Chan Change and continuity in the civil service of Taiwan under democratisation: With Hong Kong as a benchmark for assessment – Bennis Wai Yip So and Chih-Wei Hsieh Australian Public Service capability – Andrew Podger and John Halligan Part 4: Service delivery Recent developments and future directions of administrative service reform in China – Liang Ma The service delivery reform agenda for the Australian Commonwealth today – Gordon de Brouwer Coordinating government silos in Hong Kong – Ian Scott and Ting Gong Creating a service system from scratch: Community old age care services in China – Bingqin Li The challenge of allocating resources for an effective health system in China – Jiwei Qian Service delivery reform in Taiwan: A case study of the Safeguard Happiness Station – Helen K. Liu Aged care in Australia: Current approaches and emerging challenges – Mike Woods Concluding comments: Common challenges amidst sharpening differences – Andrew Podger