Towards Responsible Government in East Asia - Trajectories, Intentions and Meanings

Zusatztext 'Towards Responsible Government in East Asia is a noteworthy contribution to existing literature on this subject and a step in a timely and! indeed! worthy direction.' - P.M. Yeophantong! The Australian National University! The China Journal! No. 63 Informationen zum Autor Linda Chelan Li is Associate Professor in the Department of Public and Social Administration! City University of Hong Kong. She specializes in intergovernmental relations and political economy in China. She is Founding Fellow of the (former) Centre for Research on Provincial China in Australia and member of the Editorial Board of the journal! Provincial China. She had an early career with the Hong Kong government and several Legislative Councillors! and has been a regular commentator on local and Chinese politics in the local and international media. Zusammenfassung Drawing on a wide range of case studies from East Asia and relating the concepts discussed to political theory, ethics and social psychology, this book explores the idea of responsible government in East Asia, arguing that many recent governance crises have resulted from responsibility failures on a huge scale. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Towards and Away from Responsible Government Linda Chelan Li 1. The Genesis of Responsible Government under Authoritarian Condition: Taiwan during Martial Law Tak-Wing Ngo and Yi-chi Chen 2. Contractual Thinking and Responsible Government in China: A Constructivist Framework for Analysis Chengxin Pan 3. Dual Dimensions of Responsibility: The Internal Disciplinary Regulations of the Chinese Communist Party Ting Gong 4. Failing to Treat: Why Public Hospitals in China do not Work? Waikeung Tam 5. Working for the Peasants? Strategic Interactions and Unintended Consequences in the Chinese Rural Tax Reform Linda Chelan Li 6. Whose Responsibility? The Marginalization of Personal Responsibility and Moral Character Ho Mun Chan 7. In Lieu of a Conclusion Daniel Bell. Bibliography. Index ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Linda Chelan (City University of Hong Kong) Li
• Con la collaborazione di: Linda Chelan Li (Editore), Li Linda Chelan (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.04.2009
• EAN: 9780415453165
• ISBN: 978-0-415-45316-5
• Pagine: 152
• Serie: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Human Rights, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Human rights, civil rights, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General