The public sector in Hong Kong / Ian Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Ian, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--China--Hong Kong.

Public administration.

Administrative law--China--Hong Kong.

Administrative law.

Political planning--China--Hong Kong.

Political planning.

Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government--1997-.

Hong Kong (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes and analyses the role of the public sector in the often-charged political atmosphere of post-1997 Hong Kong. It discusses critical constitutional, organizational and policy problems and examines their effects on relationships between government and the people.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1. The Public Sector: An Overview; Part I. The Constitution and Political Accountability; 2. The Constitutional Framework; 3. Accountability and the Political System; Part II. The Public Sector and Its Problems; 4. The Civil Service: Structure and Functions; 5. The Civil Service: Personnel Policies; 6. The Public Sector Beyond the Civil Service; Part III. Policy Formulation and Implementation; 7. Policy and the Budgetary Cycle; 8. The Policy Process; 9. Policy Implementation

Part IV. The Government and the People10. Efficiency and Responsiveness; 11. Rights, Complaints and Redress; 12. The Public Sector and Its Future; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-384) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

988-220-757-X

1-282-70931-3

9786612709319

988-8052-71-3

OCLC:

650606264