GPAD4007 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: CHINA
Syllabus 2024-25 Second Semester
Instructor: T.W. Ngo (E21 room 4046)
Time and Venue: Thursday 16:00-18:45, E22-4012
Office Hours: Wed 11:00-12:00, Thur 15:00-16:00
Course Objectives
This course aims at achieving an advanced understanding of public sector management and administration in contemporary China. It examines the functions and works of major political and administrative institutions and analyzes the problems of the current system in maintaining effective rule and administration in China.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to:
- acquire advanced insights about public sector management and administration in contemporary China;
- develop a critical perspective on the functions and works of major political and administrative institutions in China;
- acquire a clear knowledge about key practices in contemporary China, including the workings of the nomenklatura system, the tiao-kuai matrix, cadre responsibility system, local protectionism, tax sharing system, SOE management, and disciplinary control; and
- analyze the problems of the current system in maintaining effective rule and administration in China.
- Teacher: twngo, Ngo Tak Wing