Introduction to the Symposium: Asian Public Sector Reform in Japan, Thailand, and China

김판석 (Pan Suk Kim)

Introduction to the Symposium: Asian Public Sector Reform in Japan, Thailand, and China

Journal of Regional Studies and Development
Abbr : JRSD
2008, 17(1), pp.1-13
Publisher : Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development: IPAID
Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Regional Studies in general > Comparative / Statistical Regional Studies

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ABSTRACT

The special symposium in this volume has only three articles from Japan, Thailand, and China. Japan is one of the advanced countries around the world in many aspects, but there are still a number of areas for further development. Masao Kikuchi attempts to review Japanese local government reform in discussing the smart buyer problem and the complicated accountability process. Thailand is one of the stably growing countries in Southeast Asia. During 2001-2006, then Prime Minister introduced a broad range of reform packages in government. Tippawan Lorsuwannarat provides an insightful analysis of Thai budget reform from an implementation perspective. China was one of the countries less affected by the Asian Financial Crisis and the pace of Chinese economic progress is significant, but the capacity building of public management becomes a daunting task for promoting balanced development between the private and public sectors. In the recent years, the Chinese civil service is slowly, but noticeably, moving toward a more merit-based system. Accordingly, Xiufeng Li reviews Chinese civil service reform based on newly promulgated civil service law.

KEYWORDS

Asia, local government, budget, civil service, China, Japan, Thailand

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