Revue de presse :
While there are an increasing number of studies on the Chinese civil service system, important aspects of this system have not yet been subject to close investigation. This includes civil servants salaries and non-monetary compensation. Alfred Wu remedies this lacuna by providing an overview of civil service pay in the People s Republic of China past and present. ... I do not hesitate to recommend Alfred Wu s much needed study. The book contains a wealth of factual information on the various civil service pay regimes in China and is very useful for anyone interested in how the civil servants, the backbone of Chinese government, are managed and remunerated. (Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard, Copenhagen Business School) --The China Journal, No. 75, 2015
Civil service pay is not only a public economics topic related to public personnel and financial management, but also a controversial, highly sensitive subject deserving public debate. China is no exception. The academics (in China) have not accorded enough attention to this important public administration topic. ... Wu s book appears to fill in the gap. (Guang Zhang, School of Public Management, Xiamen University, China) --Journal of Public Administration, 5, 2015
This interesting book focuses on a greatly under-explored topic of how the Chinese central government governs civil service pay. The author s fundamental arguments are that although central government has tried four waves of civil service pay reform since the foundation of the People s Republic of China in 1949, China still has not found a strong solution to align cadres motives to better public services and curb over-corruption within the complexities of central-local relations. ... The major contribution of Wu s work is to enrich governance theory with experience from China and to deepen our understanding of endogenous tensions within China s public administration system. It is more about theoretical application than theoretical innovation, and it displays a rich collection of empirical evidence and statistical data to support its theoretical arguments. (Yongjing Zhang, University of Ottawa) --Political Studies Review 14 (1), 2016
Présentation de l'éditeur :
As agents of the state, civil servants are central to public governance and socioeconomic development. In developing countries, it has been seen that an effective civil service pay system may provide strong incentives for better public service and rein in corruption whereas poor remuneration can fuel corruption and discontent among civil servants. Grappling with a well-functioning pay regime has challenged the PRC since its birth. Over the past decade, reforms have been implemented in the civil service pay system that are closely associated with legitimacy change (from an economy-based approach to welfare-based one), income distribution and central local relations. However, these have led to a heated debate over the legitimacy, effectiveness and direction of these reforms. By examining this situation and the tug-of-war over remuneration among different players, this pioneering study deepens our understanding of China s reform process and its actors.
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