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Public Administration as a field o study is relatively new in the People's Republic of China. Nonetheless, it is quickly gaining popularity on China's university campuses, due largely to China's urgent need for managerial capacity building and reform guidance. Properly defining the mission of the discipline of public administration will have a profound impact on the future viability of the field, as well as on the process of social transformation in China. This paper looks into some of the basic questions related to public administration field development in China. Hopefully, it can contribute to discussions among interested scholars, and serve as a reference for public administration curriculum design and research agenda setting.

This paper traces the locus of China's local government reforms in recent years. It discusses their impact and searches for future directions for further changes. The author argues that China's local government reforms may have come a long way, but what happens next will be more important in determining whether China's local government reforms will enjoy lasting success.

Public Administration as a field of study is relatively new in the People's Republic of China. Nonetheless, it is quickly gaining popularity on China's university campuses, due largely to China's urgent need for managerial capacity building and reform guidance. Properly defining the mission of the discipline of public administration will have a profound impact on the future viability of the field, as well as on the process of social transformation in China. This paper looks into some of the basic questions related to public administration field development in China. Hopefully, it can contribute to discussions among interested scholars, and serve as a reference for public administration curriculum design and research agenda setting.

This paper traces the locus of China's local government reforms in recent years. It discusses cheir impact and searches for future directions; for further changes. The author argues (hat China's local government reforms may have come a long way, but what happens next will be more important in determining whether China's local government reforms will enjoy lasting Success. (A previous version of this paper was presented at the 2001 Annual Political Science Association Conference. San Francisco, Aug. 20, Sept 3.)

Examines plan to streamline the bureaucracy, reduce size of the civil service, and change major functions of the government in current and historical context; assesses opportunities and challenges and prospects for success.

Having discussed basic principles of the Marxist socialism, the study outlines and highlights China's structural problem in preserving and utilizing its valuable resources. It notes that Deng Xiaoping is among those in this country who have the ambition to build a weak China into a powerful one. However, the Marxist version of socialism has many negative ramifications for Deng's modernization agenda. (DÜI-Sen)

Problem formulation is a critical step in the public policy process. Nonetheless, this importance is not listed in regular policy textbooks and is often overlooked. This study uses the case of sandstorm-combating in Minqin County, China, to illustrate the problem. Through statistical analysis of the data, the authors have demonstrated how policy formulation could be set on the wrong premise and lead to wrong policy consequences, particularly in the case of environmental issues for which full information is not readily available. In conclusion, the authors argue that conscientious attention to policy problem formation, careful empirical analysis, and collaborative participatory efforts are essential to ensure public policy success.

This article offers an empirical articulation of paradigmatic views that guide research in contemporary public administration. Based on the findings, the authors argue that the debate on whether there is an intellectual core in public administration is becoming less relevant. What is more important from this point on is public administration scholars' self-consciousness and better articulation of these existing paradigms. A self-aware normal science practice in public administration offers us a clearer research focus, a sharper sensitivity for recognizing anomalies, and thus a better chance for advancing public administration theories.