Public Administration in the NICs: Challenges and Accomplishments

192 Pages·1996·18.6 MB·English

by  Ahmed Shafiqul Huque

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE NICs
Also by Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DECENTRALIZATION IN
BANGLADESH (co-author)
PARADOXES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION IN BANGLADESH
Also by J erma in T. M. Lam
THE DYNAMIC POLITICAL ACTORS IN HONG KONG (co-author)
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT: An Introduction
Also by Jane C. Y. Lee
THE DYNAMIC POLITICAL ACTORS IN HONG KONG (co-author)
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM IN HONG KONG (co-author)
Public Administration
in the NICs
Challenges and Accomplishments
Edited by
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
Associate Professor, Department of Public and Social Administration
City University of Hong Kong
Jermain T. M. Lam
Associate Professor, Department of Public and Social Administration
City University of Hong Kong
and
Jane C. Y. Lee
Chief Excecutive Officer
Hong Kong Policy Research Institute
Foreword by Ferrel Heady
First published in Great Britain 1996 by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Public administration in the NICs : challenges and accomplishments I
[edited by] Ahmed Shafiqul Huque, Jane C. Y. Lee, Jermain T. M. Lam.
p. em.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-312-16110-1
I. Administrative agencies-Asia-Management-Case studies.
2. Public administration-Asia-Case studies. 3. Asia-Politics and
govemment-1945- -Case studies. 4. Asia-Economic
conditions-1945- -Case studies. I. Huque, Ahmed Shafiqul.
II. Lee, Jane C. Y. III. Lam, Jermain T. M.
JQ31.P83 1996
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Selection and editorial matter© Ahmed Shafiqul Huque, Jermain T. M. Lam and
Jane C. Y. Lee 1996
Foreword © Ferrel Heady 1996
Chapters 1-6 © Macmillan Press Ltd 1996
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures vi
Notes on the Contributors VII
Acknowledgements IX
List of Abbreviations X
Foreword by Ferrel Heady xi
Administering the Dragons: Challenges and Issues
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
2 Transformation of Public Administration in Hong Kong:
Managing an Expanding Economy in the Process of Political
Transition
Jane C. Y. Lee 33
3 Public Administration in Singapore: Managing Success in a
Multi-Racial City-State
Jon S. T. Quah 59
4 Korean Public Administration at a Crossroads: Culture,
Development and Change
Jong S. Jun and Jae Poong Yoon 90
5 Public Administration in Taiwan: Development, Challenges
and the Future
Jun-shu Chang and Jermain Lam 114
6 Public Administration in the NICs: Accomplishments and
Challenges
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque and Jermain Lam 142
Bibliography 162
Index 173
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List of Tables and Figures
Tables
2.1 Typology of agency choices 43
2.2 A spectrum of public service provisions 45
5.1 Profile of the Civil Service 125
5.2 Expenditure of the central government 133
Figures
2.1 Relationship between resourcing, policy and management 41
5.1 Government organization of the ROC 116
5.2 The Executive Yuan Line-up 118
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Notes on the Contributors
Jun-Shu Chang is Professor of Public Administration at National
Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. He has published several
books and articles on public administration, organization and manage
ment, and American municipal government. He has served as Chairman of
the Department of Public Administration, Director of the Center for Public
and Business Administration Education, and Dean of the College of Social
Sciences at Chengchi University. He was the President of the International
Federation of Training and Development Organizations (IFTDO)
1992-93, and President of the Chinese Society of Training and
Development (CSTD) 1987-93. At present, he is the President of the
Chinese Society of Administration, and adviser to the Taiwan Provincial
Government.
Ferrel Heady is Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and Political
Science at the University of New Mexico. He served as the President of
the American Society for Public Administration ( 1969-70) and is a
member of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and
has served in the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and
Administration (NASPAA). He has contributed numerous articles on
various aspects of public administration and is best known as an authority
on comparative public administration. He is now preparing the fifth
edition of his textbook Public Administration: A Comparative Perspective.
Ahmed Shafiqul Hoque is Associate Professor and Associate Head of the
Department of Public and Social Administration at the City University of
Hong Kong. He has authored books and articles on various aspects of
public administration, local government and development. He is editor of
Hong Kong Public Administration and was a Vice-President of Hong
Kong Public Administration Association during 1994-95.
Jong S. Jun is Professor of Public Administration at California State
University, Hayward. He has published several books and numerous art
icles on public administration, organization theory, public policy and com
parative administration. In 1992, he was a visiting professor at Hosei
University in Tokyo. He is an associate member of the Federal System
Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) in the
United States, and an elected member of the Managing Board of the
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International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration
(IASIA) and the Executive Council of the National Association of Schools
of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). He has served as an edi
torial board member for several professional journals and is co-editor of
Administrative Theory and Praxis.
Jermain T. M. Lam is Associate Professor of Public and Social
Administration at the City University of Hong Kong. He is the author of
Politics and Government: An Introduction and co-author of The Dynamic
Political Actors in Hong Kong's Transition. He has contributed articles
on the government and politics of Hong Kong in various international
journals and is an Associate Editor of Hong Kong Public Administration.
Jane C. Y. Lee has taught at the City University of Hong Kong and was
associated with the Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong government.
She is the co-author of The Dynamic Political Actors in Hong Kong's
Transition and co-editor of Public Sector Reform in Hong Kong. She is
now the Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Policy Research
Institute.
Jon S. T. Quah is Associate Professor and Head, Department of Political
Science, and Coordinator, European Studies Programme, National
University of Singapore. He has published extensively on administrative
reform strategies, human resource development, anti-corruption measures,
crime prevention, and government and politics in Singapore.
Jae-Poong Yoon is Professor of Public Administration at Seoul City
University. He was Visiting Professor at California State University,
Hayward and University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of
several books and numerous articles on Korean public administration and
organization theory. He is a former President of the Korean Association
for Public Administration (1992-93).
Acknowledgements
The editors would like to thank the following individuals for their encour
agement and assistance in the preparation of this book: H. K. Wong, Julia
Tao, Khaleda Yasmin, Wanica Lau and Chi Lan.
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