Public Service Performance and Political Elite Career Advancement: Evidence from China
By (author) : Liang Ma
Number of pages: 136
Published by: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ( 2012-09-07 )
Book Details:
ISBN-13: 978-3-8465-1446-7
ISBN-10: 3846514462
Summary:
Public performance-accountability nexus is a hot topic in recent research, but we know little about its antecedents and consequences in developing countries and transition economies. Are top-down appointed political elites taken accountable for public service performance in authoritarian nations like China? The question is theoretically and empirically examined in the book. I argue that government cadres are appropriately appraised and promoted even with the lame democracy. Using a novel dataset and event history analysis method, I test the performance-based political promotion tournament theory and its contingent features. I find that career advancement of provincial leading officials is positively influenced by public service performance but not by economic performance. The effect is stronger for Party secretaries than governors, for central connected officials than local officials, for younger than older, and for short tenure in office than long serving. The performance-promotion nexus is relatively weak and contingent on contextual attributes, suggesting performance-based reform should be deepened to make local agents accountable for public service delivery and responsiveness.
Content:
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgement
About the Author
Part One Introduction and Background
1. Introduction
2. Cadre Personnel Management in China
3. Government Performance Measurement in China
Part Two Literature and Theory
4. Literature Review.
5. Theory and Hypotheses
Part Three Empirical Evidences
6. Research Design
7. Empirical Evidences.
8. Discussions
Part Four Conclusion
9. Conclusion
Bibliography
Vita:
Liang Ma, PhD from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, is a Research Fellow at Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He publishes extensively on public organization innovation and performance management.
Keywords: China, public service performance, subnational and local government, political career advancement, event history analysis, promotion tournament, economic growth, executive succession, top management team, strategic leadership
APA citation: Ma, L. (2012). Public Service Performance and Political Elite Career Advancement: Evidence from China. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
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Published by: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ( 2012-09-07 )
Book Details:
ISBN-13: 978-3-8465-1446-7
ISBN-10: 3846514462
Summary:
Public performance-accountability nexus is a hot topic in recent research, but we know little about its antecedents and consequences in developing countries and transition economies. Are top-down appointed political elites taken accountable for public service performance in authoritarian nations like China? The question is theoretically and empirically examined in the book. I argue that government cadres are appropriately appraised and promoted even with the lame democracy. Using a novel dataset and event history analysis method, I test the performance-based political promotion tournament theory and its contingent features. I find that career advancement of provincial leading officials is positively influenced by public service performance but not by economic performance. The effect is stronger for Party secretaries than governors, for central connected officials than local officials, for younger than older, and for short tenure in office than long serving. The performance-promotion nexus is relatively weak and contingent on contextual attributes, suggesting performance-based reform should be deepened to make local agents accountable for public service delivery and responsiveness.
Content:
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgement
About the Author
Part One Introduction and Background
1. Introduction
2. Cadre Personnel Management in China
3. Government Performance Measurement in China
Part Two Literature and Theory
4. Literature Review.
5. Theory and Hypotheses
Part Three Empirical Evidences
6. Research Design
7. Empirical Evidences.
8. Discussions
Part Four Conclusion
9. Conclusion
Bibliography
Vita:
Liang Ma, PhD from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, is a Research Fellow at Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He publishes extensively on public organization innovation and performance management.
Keywords: China, public service performance, subnational and local government, political career advancement, event history analysis, promotion tournament, economic growth, executive succession, top management team, strategic leadership
APA citation: Ma, L. (2012). Public Service Performance and Political Elite Career Advancement: Evidence from China. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
Buy in Amazon.