The Public Sector in Hong Kong, Second Edition.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Civics, Hong Kong.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

HK : Hong Kong University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This book analyzes the role of Hong Kong's public sector in the political environment after 1997, focusing on accountability within its constitutional framework and civil service system. The second edition updates discussions of administrative structures, policy implementation, and the political challenges facing the government over the past decade. Incorporating recent research on integrity management, corruption prevention, and policing, the volume offers a detailed examination of how shifting political values have shaped public administration.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Figures

Tables

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

1. The Public Sector

Part I. Accountability

2. The Constitutional Framework

3. Accountability and Organisational Change

Part II. The Public Sector and Its Problems

4. The Civil Service

5. The Civil Service

6. Government and Public Bodies

Part III. Policy Formulation and Implementation

7. Policy and the Budgetary Cycle

8. The Policy Process

9. Policy Implementation

10. The Chinese Government's Influence on Policy

Part IV. The Government and the People

11. Efficiency, Responsiveness, and Transparency

12. Rights, Complaints, and Redress

13. The Public Sector in Its Political Setting

Selected Bibliography

Index.

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OCLC:

1586551121