The Changing Policy-making Process In Greater China: Case Research From Mainland China, Taiwan And Hong Kong (comparative Development And Policy In Asia)

Synopsis

This Book Explores How The Policy-making Process Is Changing In The Very Volatile Conditions Of Present Day Mainland China, Taiwan And Hong Kong. It Considers The Overall Background Conditions-- The Need To Rebalance In Mainland China After Years Of Hectic Economic Growth; Governance Transition And Democratic Consolidation In Taiwan; And Governance Crisis In Hong Kong Under A Regime Of Uncertain Legitimacy. It Examines The Various Actors In The Policy-making Process-- The Civic Engagement Of Ordinary People And The Roles Of Legislators, Mass Media And Bureaucracy-- And Discusses How These Actors Interact In A Range Of Different Policy Cases. Throughout The Book Contrasts The Different Approaches In The Three Different Jurisdictions, And Assesses How The Policy-making Process Is Changing And How It Is Likely To Change Further-- Social Policy For Elderly People : The Case Of Haishu District, Ningbo City / Jianxing Yu And Shizong Wang -- Civic Engagement And Policy Making In Taiwan : The Case Of Great Bitan Reform Program / Yuang-kuang Kao -- Civic Engagement And Cultural Policymaking In Hong Kong : The Case Of The West Kowloon Cultural Development District / Samuel Leong -- Participatory Budgeting : A Way To Reinforce The Power Of The People's Congresses / Yan Wu -- Understanding Democratization Through Electoral Connection In Congressional Policy Making : A Case On The Golden Decade Of Social Policy Legislation In Taiwan / Don-yun Chen And Wun-yan Huang -- Can Legislature In A Half-baked Democracy Serve The Public? : The Case Of Minimum Wage Legislation In Hong Kong / Dennis Ka Kuen Leung & Sonny Shiu Hing Lo -- Mass Media In Fragmented Administrative Policymaking Power In Mainland China : The Case Of The Big-headed Babies Incident / Jing Li & Songjie Liu -- The Media Power Of Manufacturing Policies : The Policymaking Process Of The Su Hua Highway In Taiwan / Wilbur Bing-yan Lu -- The Role Of Mass Media In Political Reform Of Hong Kong / Dennis Ka Kuen Leung -- Selective Policy Implementation By Bureaucracy In China : The Case Of Civil Service Remuneration Policy / Alfred Muluan Wu -- How Far Does Bureaucracy Control The Agenda Of Government Personnel Administrative Policy In Taiwan? : The Case Of Lawmaking Of Civil Service Neutrality / Bennis Wai Yip So -- Education Reforms And Bureaucratic Manipulation In Post-colonial Hong Kong / Benson Wai Kwok Wong. Edited By Bennis Wai Yip So And Yuang-kuang Kao. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.