Building a public service-oriented government

Author: China (Hainan) Reform and Development Research Institute
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The 16th Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China clearly stated that it is necessary to improve the government's social management and public service functions, providing strong institutional guarantees for the comprehensive construction of a moderately prosperous society. Twenty-five years of reform practice have proven that government reform has been an integral part of China's reform process. Every step forward in China's reform relies on the actual progress of government reform. At this stage, many prominent economic and social contradictions and issues are directly or indirectly linked to government reform. In fact, government reform has not only become a focal point of public attention but also the central focus of China's next phase of reform. From November 29 to 30, 2003, the China Reform Research Institute and the German Technical Cooperation Company jointly held the "International Symposium on Building a Public Service-Oriented Government—Government Reform in China's Transition Period." Representatives from relevant central government departments, research institutions, universities, and enterprises, as well as officials and scholars from Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, Bulgaria, Australia, Norway, Singapore, the European Union, Transparency International, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, totaling over 140 people, participated in the conference. The meeting focused on the urgency, objectives, pathways, and effective governance structures of government transformation during China's marketization process. This book is a collection of key articles from the "International Symposium on Building a Public Service-Oriented Government—Government Reform in China's Transition Period."