Public Service Innovations in China /

This edited volume presents case studies of the transformation of China s public services over the past decade in China. As the country has experienced fundamental changes in its demographic, economic, social and environmental structures, demands on public services have been increasing tremendously,...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Jing, Yijia; Osborne, Stephen P
Published: Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Governing China in the 21st Century
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1762-9
Summary: This edited volume presents case studies of the transformation of China s public services over the past decade in China. As the country has experienced fundamental changes in its demographic, economic, social and environmental structures, demands on public services have been increasing tremendously, and have become unprecedentedly diverse. In response, innovations to provide new services, expand service recipients, adopt new technologies, engage partners, and streamline service processes have been employed widely in China to increase service efficiency, enhance quality, enlarge coverage, and
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(XVII,218pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9789811017629
Index Number: JF1525
CLC: D63
Contents: 1. China s Local Government Innovations in Inter-local Collaboration -- 2. Network Structure, Resource Availability, and Innovation: A Study of the Adoption of Innovation in Elderly Services in Shanghai -- 3. Providing Rural Public Services Through Land Commodification: Policy Innovations and Rural-urban Integration in Chengdu -- 4. Equalization of Public Services and Good Governance of Society: Revelation from Household Registration Reform in Zhongshan City -- 5. The Role of NGOs in Greening Consumer Electronics Supply Chains in China: the Case of Heavy Metal Pollution -- 6. The Smart City