Public Service Reform in East Asia: Reform Issues and Challenges in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong

Book Overview

Public service reform, or public sector reform, has been a hot topic among political scientists in recent years as most existing government structures are inadequate to cope with the ever-changing environments of globalism in terms of capital and technology. This is particularly true among Asian countries where the traditional bureaucracy has been strong as compared to a relatively weak sense of community. Traditional relations between government,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9629962349
• ISBN13: 9789629962340
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher