Competitive Government - Market Mechanisms and Business Management Techniques in Public Sector Management

Author: Chen Zhenming, et al / Country: Mainland China
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Publishing Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is the outcome of a project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The "Competitive Government" refers to a government that utilizes market competition mechanisms and modern management techniques to improve government functions, enhance government flexibility, and increase government performance and efficiency. This book discusses the application of "Competitive Government" — market competition mechanisms and business management techniques in the public sector. The main content includes: the transformation of public sector governance methods domestically and internationally and the rise of "Competitive Government," the origin, meaning, and characteristics of commonly used market-oriented tools (such as privatization, contract contracting, user fees, franchising, vouchers, property rights transactions, total quality management, and business process reengineering), the mechanisms, conditions, scope, and pros and cons of applying these tools in contemporary public sector management, the practices and effects of market-oriented tools applied domestically and internationally, and the promotion of these tools in the public sector management of China during the transition period. The authors also select several cases of market-oriented tools' applications for analysis, exploring how these tools can be applied in specific public management or public service fields.