China: Deepen the reform of public institutions to improve public service provision

Author: World Bank East Asia and Pacific Region Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit
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Features: China has over 1 million public institutions, with a total workforce of 30 million. Most of these institutions were established to provide public services. Despite market-oriented reforms, the participation of non-state-owned sectors remains limited in such institutions. While the autonomy to generate revenue has been expanded, better performance management systems and sound financial accountability mechanisms have not been established. This has hindered the effective and equitable access of the public to essential services. This book is a World Bank research report on China's public institution reform. Based on a systematic analysis of the current situation of China's public institutions and a careful evaluation of international experiences in public service reform, it proposes a comprehensive strategic framework for the reform of China's public institutions and puts forward policy recommendations on key guiding principles and major measures for the reform of public institutions.