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Title Towards responsible government in East Asia : trajectories, intentions, and meanings / edited by Linda Chelan Li.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Routledge, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 137 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Comparative development and policy in Asia series ; 5
Comparative development and policy in Asia series ; 5.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Towards and away from responsible government: An introduction; 1 Institutionalizing responsible government in Taiwan: The role of US aid; 2 Contractual thinking and responsible government in China: A constructivist framework for analysis; 3 Dual dimensions of responsibility: The internal disciplinary regulations of the Chinese Communist Party; 4 Failing to treat: Why public hospitals in China do not work?
Summary Drawing on a wide range of case studies from East Asia and relating the concepts discussed to political theory, ethics and social psychology, this book explores the idea of responsible government in East Asia, arguing that many recent governance crises have resulted from responsibility failures on a huge scale.
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Subject East Asia -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
East Asia.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 21st century
Subject Responsibility -- East Asia.
Responsibility.
Chronological Term 2000-2099
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Li, Linda Chelan.
Other Form: Print version: Towards responsible government in East Asia. New York, NY : Routledge, 2009 9780415453165 041545316X (DLC) 2008043398 (OCoLC)261342775
ISBN 9780203091647 (electronic book)
0203091647 (electronic book)