Towards responsible government in East Asia [ trajectories, intentions, and meanings
Explores the idea of responsible government in East Asia. This book shows how historically the concept of responsibility is more embedded in political discussions in Asia, whereas the concepts of democracy and accountability are more embedded in the intellectual traditions of Europe
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge ,
c2009
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| Series: | Comparative development and policy in Asia series
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Towards and Away from Responsible Government
- 2. Institutionalizing responsible government in Taiwan: the Role of US aid
- 3. Contractual Thinking and Responsible Government in China: A Constructivist Framework for Analysis
- 4. Dual Dimensions of Responsibility: The Internal Disciplinary Regulations of the Chinese Communist Party
- 5. Failing to Treat: Why Public Hospitals in China do not Work?
- 6. Working for the Peasants? Strategic Interactions and Unintended Consequences in the Chinese Rural Tax Reform
- 7. Whose Responsibility? The Marginalization of Personal Responsibility and Moral Character
- 8. In Lieu of a Conclusion