Overview
- Explores boundary-pushing conceptual and theoretical advances in policy studies to situate contemporary policy scholarship within a global environment
- Examines case studies from across the Asian region and various policy arenas
- Imagines the unfolding content and conduct of public policy, administration and governance in progressively interconnected policy arenas
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: International Series on Public Policy (ISPP)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Asian Century
- Confucian Public Administration
- Chinese Public Administration
- Non-Western Public Administration
- Asian public governance
- Asian economic development
- Confucius
- Weberian administration
- Max Weber
- transition from military dictatorship
- science and technology policy
- New Public Management
- Chinese urbanization
- Public Sector Reform
- transnational governance
- globalised public policy
- international policy coordination
- economic development policies
- globalization
About this book
Divided into three parts, this volume interrogates the theories underpinning contemporary public policy; explores case studies from different policy arenas across the Asian region; and imagines what a future of globalised public policy might look like. It examines the implementation measures necessary to support policy and administration in an era of transnational governance networks, tightly linked economicmarkets and progressively fluid cultural exchanges. This book provides the concepts and tools necessary to navigate these shifting sands successfully. It is essential reading for scholars of public policy, public management, international relations, and politics and social sciences, as well as for administrators and public servants.
Reviews
“As this book explains, the concept of an Asian Century is not so much a reflection of the impending reality, as a completion of the circle; before the rise of the oceanic empires, China remained re-eminent for millennia. And in order to understand that, alongside the rise of other Asian powers, the book skilfully juxtaposes the impact of history, ideology and culture together with the technical and economic innovations harnessed by the huge Asian markets whilst the world tilts eastwards. Asia is disparate, compare China and India to The Maldives and Myanmar to understand the differences, but this book is an excellent guide to the way in which Asian powers are asserting themselves and what this may mean for understanding public policy in the Asian century.” (Andrew Massey, Professor of Politics, University of Exeter, UK)
“Based on high-level theory and research, Public Policy in the 'Asian Century' is essential reading for everyone interested in the implications of the contemporary rise of China and modernization other Asian nations for public policy, governance, globalization, and western approaches to political, economic, and social organization. The editors and contributors have fashioned an outstanding volume that provides a deep understanding of what the 'Asian Century' might be and why it potentially may open a new chapter in human civilization. If one had the opportunity to read only a single book on how China and Asia more generally might change the world by mid-century, this would be an excellent choice.” (David H. Rosenbloom, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, American University, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Avery Poole is Assistant Director, Melbourne School of Government, The University of Melbourne, Australia. She has published articles on democracy and human rights in Southeast Asia, particularly in regard to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Helen Sullivan is Director, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. She is a Fellow (Victoria) of the Institute of Public Administration Australia. Her latest book is Hybrid Governance in European Cities: Neighbourhood, Migration and Democracy (2013).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Public Policy in the 'Asian Century'
Book Subtitle: Concepts, Cases and Futures
Editors: Sara Bice, Avery Poole, Helen Sullivan
Series Title: International Series on Public Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60252-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Limited 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60251-0Published: 18 January 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-60252-7Published: 16 December 2017
Series ISSN: 2524-7301
Series E-ISSN: 2524-731X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 348
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Policy, Public Administration, Governance and Government, Asian Politics, Globalization, International Political Economy