Public Administration in China

This is one of the very first studies by Chinese and Western experts to examine the current picture of public administration in China. Mills and Nagel provide a general background into the nature of public administration in China, specific reforms in government agencies, personnel administration and compensation, and administrative law. Insiders and frequent visitors evaluate the state of public administration today for scholars, students, and practitioners in public administration and political science.

This unique appraisal opens with a general discussion of public administration in China and the teaching of administrative science. The second section defines basic concepts behind China's administration systems, current reforms, constraints on Chinese bureaucracy and coordination, and administrative law. The third section of the book describes efforts underway to promote a better quality of personnel, to appraise performance more fully, and to reevaluate methods of compensation. In conclusion, insiders to China provide current assessments of the situation in China currently in the field of public administration.

MIRIAM K. MILLS was Professor of Management at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark until her death. She has written extensively on labor relations, health policy, and dispute resolutions. Her most recent books include Health Insurance and Public Policy (1992) and Conflict Resolution and Public Policy (1990) by Greenwood Press.

STUART S. NAGEL, Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana, is Publications Coordinator for the Policy Studies Organization there. He is the author of Professional Developments in Policy Studies (1992), Policy Theory and Political Evaluation (1990), and Policy Studies: Integration and Evolution (1988), all by Greenwood Press, among many books and articles on public policy and public administration.