Transformation in Disaster Management of Chinese Government from “Hard” to “Soft” Values - A Case of Wenzhou Train Collision -

En Fang Qiang

Transformation in Disaster Management of Chinese Government from “Hard” to “Soft” Values - A Case of Wenzhou Train Collision -

Crisisonomy
Abbr : KRCEM
2016, 12(4), pp.167-184
Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

En Fang Qiang ¹

¹텐진사범대학

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ABSTRACT

The 2011 Wenzhou bulletin train collision was a deadly high-speed railway accident which shocked China and the world, but different government authorities declared different reasons. This paper introduces value theory into the emergency and disaster management field to assess why government organizations explain the reasons of disaster reason differently. Among the eight core values in public administration, economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and leadership are classified into hard values, whereas accountability, transparency, ethics, and professionalism are classified into soft values. This study found that a value focus may change in different disaster management stages. It is argued that the hard value oriented disaster management model should make China faster to response disasters, while the soft value oriented disaster management model should make China safer and lead to good governance.

KEYWORDS

hard value, soft value, value transformation, disaster management, train collision

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