Books and Monographs
Ma Liang. Public Service Performance and Political Elite Career Advancement: Evidence from China. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012.
Journal Articles
Ma, L. (2017). Site Visits, Policy Learning, and the Diffusion of Policy Innovation: Evidence from Public Bicycle Programs in China. Journal of Chinese Political Science, forthcoming.
Ma, L., & Zheng, Y. (2017). National E-Government Performance and Citizen Satisfaction: A Multilevel Analysis across European Countries. International Review of Administrative Sciences, forthcoming.
Ma, L., & Liu, P. (2017). The Missing Links between Regulatory Resources and Risk Concerns: Evidence from the Case of Food Safety in China. Regulation & Governance, forthcoming.
Ma, L. (2017). Digital Divide and E-government Usage in China's Municipalities. International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA), forthcoming.
Wu, W., Ma, L., & Yu, W. (2017). Government Transparency and Perceived Social Equity: Assessing the Moderating Effect of Citizen Trust in China. Administration & Society, doi: 0095399716685799.
Ma, L. (2017). Political Ideology, Social Capital, and Government Innovativeness: Evidence from the U.S. States. Public Management Review, 19(2), 114-133.
Ma, L. (2017). Central Government Agencies in China: Toward a Research Agenda. Economic and Political Studies, forthcoming.
Ma, L. (2017). Performance Management and Citizen Satisfaction with the Government: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities. Public Administration, 95(1): 39-59.
Liu, P., & Ma, L. (2016). Food Scandals, Media Exposure, and Citizens’ Safety Concerns: A Multilevel Analysis across Chinese Cities. Food Policy, 63, 102-111.
Ma, L. (2016). What Drives the Adoption of Social Media Applications by the Public Sector?: Evidence from Local Health Departments. International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA), forthcoming.
Ma, L. (2016). Performance Feedback, Government Goal-Setting, and Aspiration Level Adaptation: Evidence from Chinese Provinces. Public Administration, 94(2), 452-471.
Ma, L. (2016). Does Super-Department Reform Improve Public Service Performance in China? Public Management Review, 18(3), 369-391.
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2016). External Government Performance Evaluation in China: Evaluating the Evaluations. Public Performance & Management Review, 39(1): 144-171.
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2015). External Government Performance Evaluation in China: A Case Study of the Lien Service-Oriented Government Project. Public Money and Management, 35(6): 431-437.
Ma, L., Tang, H., & Yan, B. (2015). Public Employees’ Perceived Promotion Channels in Local China: Merit-Based or Guanxi-Orientated? Australian Journal of Public Administration, 74(3): 283-297.
Wang, Z., & Ma, L. (2014). Fiscal Decentralization in China: A Literature Review. Annals of Economics and Finance, 15(2), 751-770.
Ma, L. (2014). Diffusion and Assimilation of Government Microblogging: Evidence from Chinese Cities. Public Management Review, 16(2), 274-295.
Ma, L. (2013). The Diffusion of Government Microblogging: Evidence from Chinese Municipal Police Bureaus. Public Management Review, 15(2), 288-309.
Wu, J., Ma, L., & Yang, Y. (2013). Innovation in the Chinese Public Sector: Typology and Distribution. Public Administration, 91(2), 347-365.
Ma, L., & Zheng, Y. (2017). National E-Government Performance and Citizen Satisfaction: A Multilevel Analysis across European Countries. International Review of Administrative Sciences, forthcoming.
Ma, L., & Liu, P. (2017). The Missing Links between Regulatory Resources and Risk Concerns: Evidence from the Case of Food Safety in China. Regulation & Governance, forthcoming.
Ma, L. (2017). Digital Divide and E-government Usage in China's Municipalities. International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA), forthcoming.
Wu, W., Ma, L., & Yu, W. (2017). Government Transparency and Perceived Social Equity: Assessing the Moderating Effect of Citizen Trust in China. Administration & Society, doi: 0095399716685799.
Ma, L. (2017). Political Ideology, Social Capital, and Government Innovativeness: Evidence from the U.S. States. Public Management Review, 19(2), 114-133.
Ma, L. (2017). Central Government Agencies in China: Toward a Research Agenda. Economic and Political Studies, forthcoming.
Ma, L. (2017). Performance Management and Citizen Satisfaction with the Government: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities. Public Administration, 95(1): 39-59.
Liu, P., & Ma, L. (2016). Food Scandals, Media Exposure, and Citizens’ Safety Concerns: A Multilevel Analysis across Chinese Cities. Food Policy, 63, 102-111.
Ma, L. (2016). What Drives the Adoption of Social Media Applications by the Public Sector?: Evidence from Local Health Departments. International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA), forthcoming.
Ma, L. (2016). Performance Feedback, Government Goal-Setting, and Aspiration Level Adaptation: Evidence from Chinese Provinces. Public Administration, 94(2), 452-471.
Ma, L. (2016). Does Super-Department Reform Improve Public Service Performance in China? Public Management Review, 18(3), 369-391.
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2016). External Government Performance Evaluation in China: Evaluating the Evaluations. Public Performance & Management Review, 39(1): 144-171.
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2015). External Government Performance Evaluation in China: A Case Study of the Lien Service-Oriented Government Project. Public Money and Management, 35(6): 431-437.
Ma, L., Tang, H., & Yan, B. (2015). Public Employees’ Perceived Promotion Channels in Local China: Merit-Based or Guanxi-Orientated? Australian Journal of Public Administration, 74(3): 283-297.
Wang, Z., & Ma, L. (2014). Fiscal Decentralization in China: A Literature Review. Annals of Economics and Finance, 15(2), 751-770.
Ma, L. (2014). Diffusion and Assimilation of Government Microblogging: Evidence from Chinese Cities. Public Management Review, 16(2), 274-295.
Ma, L. (2013). The Diffusion of Government Microblogging: Evidence from Chinese Municipal Police Bureaus. Public Management Review, 15(2), 288-309.
Wu, J., Ma, L., & Yang, Y. (2013). Innovation in the Chinese Public Sector: Typology and Distribution. Public Administration, 91(2), 347-365.
Book Chapters and Research Reports
Linders, D., & Ma, L. (2016). The Changing Role of the Public in Policy Formulation: From Mass Media to Social Media. In M. Howlett & I. Mukherjee (Eds.), Handbook of Policy Formulation. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Ma, L. (2015). The Diffusion of Microblogging in the Public Sector: Evidence from Chinese Provinces. In M. Z. Sobaci (Ed.), Social Media and Local Governments: Theory and Practice: Springer.
Ma, L., & Zhang, Z. (2015). Microblogging (Weibo) and environmental nonprofit organizations in China: The case of urban air pollution monitoring campaign. In H. Asencio & R. Sun (Eds.), Cases on Strategic Social Media Utilization in the Nonprofit Sector (pp. 94-121). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Wu, J., Yang, Y., & Ma, L. (2011). Steering Outcomes in Urban Regeneration Projects: An Empirical Study of a Hui Community in China. In S. Groeneveld & S. Van de Walle (Eds.), New Steering Concepts in Public Management (Vol. 21, pp. 145-164): Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Ma, L. (2015). The Diffusion of Microblogging in the Public Sector: Evidence from Chinese Provinces. In M. Z. Sobaci (Ed.), Social Media and Local Governments: Theory and Practice: Springer.
Ma, L., & Zhang, Z. (2015). Microblogging (Weibo) and environmental nonprofit organizations in China: The case of urban air pollution monitoring campaign. In H. Asencio & R. Sun (Eds.), Cases on Strategic Social Media Utilization in the Nonprofit Sector (pp. 94-121). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Wu, J., Yang, Y., & Ma, L. (2011). Steering Outcomes in Urban Regeneration Projects: An Empirical Study of a Hui Community in China. In S. Groeneveld & S. Van de Walle (Eds.), New Steering Concepts in Public Management (Vol. 21, pp. 145-164): Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Conference Papers and Presentations
Liu, P., & Ma, L. (2015). Public perceptions of food safety in China: Does regulatory capacity matter? Paper presented at the 3rd Cross-Strait Academic Forum on Public Governance "Governance Transformation: Uncovering the Processes, Mechanisms, and Effects". Beijing, China, October 23-25, 2015.
Ma, L. (2015). How Singapore harnesses big data to build a "smart nation"? Paper presented at the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) 2015 Annual Conference., Shanghai, China, October 17-21, 2015.
Ma, L., & Yu, W. (2015). The positivity and openness of performance information and its use: Findings from a survey experiment. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Government Performance Management and Leadership. Lanzhou, China, October 9-11, 2015.
Liao, Y., & Ma, L. (2015). Selective response?: A field experiment on municipal e-government responsiveness. Paper presented at the Public Management Research Association Conference 2015.
Ma, L. (2015). Measuring and explaining the U.S. State government innovativeness. Paper presented at the Social Innovation Research Conference (SIRC).
Ma, L. (2015). Does citizen engagement in government performance measurement matter for public service equity in China? Paper presented at the 2015 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2015). Does city ranking matters for air pollution control in China? Paper presented at the 2015 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2014). Corruption, Public Service Performance, and Public Trust in Government: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities. Paper presented at the 2014 Asian Group for Public Administration (AGPA) Annual Conference "Enhancing Public Trust and Governance through Innovative Public Administration in Globalized and Regionalized Asian Countries", Jakarta, Indonesia.
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2014). Conflicting Performance Information and its Strategic Use in Government. Paper presented at the World Conference for Public Administration (WCPA) "Public Administration & Happiness: Policy Management and Politics from the Global Perspectives", Daegu, Korea.
Ma, L. (2014). Do Citizens and Businesses Perceive Public Service Performance Differently?: Evidence from Chinese Cities. Paper presented at the 2014 US China International Conference on Public Administration: International Meeting on Building A Public Service-Oriented Government and Administrative System Innovation.
Ma, L. (2014). How to Measure Government Transparency?: Evidence from Chinese Cities. Paper presented at the 7th Sino-US International Conference for Public Administration "Global Governance Reform: Lessons from the Past and Plans for the Future".
Ma, L. (2014). E-government Development and Use in China. Paper presented at the 2014 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2014). Does Government 2.0 Pay off?: Evidence from China. Paper presented at the 2014 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2014). Government 2.0 in Authoritarian China: Progress, Pitfalls, and Prospect. Paper presented at the 2014 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2013). Measuring Corruption by Whose Perceptions?: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities. Paper presented at the The 2nd International Conference on Social Policy and Governance Innovation: Policy Learning and Policy Transfer in Asia.
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2013). External Government Performance Evaluation in China: Evaluating the Evaluations. Paper presented at the The 2nd International Conference on Social Policy and Governance Innovation: Policy Learning and Policy Transfer in Asia.
Ma, L. (2013). Does E-Government Matter for Citizens' Perceived Government Responsiveness? Evidence from China. Paper presented at the 2013 Lien Conference on Public Administration "Public Service Delivery and Evaluation: International Perspectives".
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2013). External Government Performance Evaluation in China: Evaluating the Evaluations. Paper presented at the 2013 Lien Conference on Public Administration "Public Service Delivery and Evaluation: International Perspectives".
Ma, L. (2013). Public Management Reform and Public Service Performance: Evidence from Super-Department Experiment in China. Paper presented at the The 3rd Annual Conference of the Asian Group for Public Administration (AGPA).
Ma, L., Tang, H., & Yan, B. (2013). Merit-Based or Guanxi-Oriented?: Cadre Promotion in Local China. Paper presented at the The China Australia Dialogue on Public Administration: 2013 Workshop on Public Sector Human Resource Management.
Ma, L., & Liao, Y. (2013). Does Managerial Orientation Matter for Government Performance?: Evidence from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Paper presented at the Public Management Research Conference 2013.
Meng, Y., Wu, W., Yu, W., Lin, T., Ma, L., Wang, J., et al. (2013). Evaluating City Governments' Performance on Facilitating Business Innovation in China: Based on the Survey Data from the Lien Chinese Cities Service-Oriented Government Program. Paper presented at the Collaboration among Government, Market, and Society: Forging Partnerships and Encouraging Competition.
Ma, L., Yu, W., & Wu, W. (2013). Government Accountability and Citizens' Satisfaction with Air Quality in Chinese Cities. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of The Hong Kong Educational Research Association 2012-13: Managing International Connectivity and Diversity: Experiences of Asian World Cities.
Ma, L., Wang, H., Yu, W., & Wu, W. (2013). Does Public Service Delivery Arrangement Influence Citizens' Satisfaction?: Evidence from Urban Public Transportation in China. Paper presented at the 2013 ASPA Annual Conference "Governance & Sustainability: Local Concerns, Global Challenges".
Ma, L., Yu, W., & Wu, W. (2012). What Matters for Public Perceptions of Government Transparency in China? Paper presented at the Symposium on Public Service, Local Governance and Performance.
Ma, L. (2012). The Diffusion and Assimilation of Government Microblogging: Evidence from Chinese Cities. Paper presented at the Public Management Research Conference "Seeking Excellence in a Time of Change".
Ma, L., & Wu, J. (2011). What Drives Fiscal Transparency? Evidence from Provincial Governments in China. Paper presented at the the 1st Global Conference on Transparency Research.
Ma, L. (2011). A Peaceful (ping' an) China?: An Empirical Study on the Diffusion of Chinese Municipal Police Microblog (Twitter). Paper presented at the International Conference on Information Systems and Management in Asia Pacific (ISMAP).
Ma, L. (2011). The Political Effects of Decentralization: Province-Managing-County Reform and Turnover of County Leaders in China. Paper presented at the The Inaugural International Workshop for Young Scholars in Public Policy and Administration Research: the Role of Institutions in an Era of Change.
Wu, J., Yang, Y., & Ma, L. (2010). Public Service Outputs, Social Integration, and Households' Support for Relocation Compensations: Evidence from a Hui Ethnic Community in Western China. Paper presented at the International Public Management Network (IPMN) Conference 2010.
Wu, J., Ma, L., & Yang, Y. (2010). Innovations in Contemporary Chinese Public Sectors: Myths and Realities. Paper presented at the Public Administration Symposium on Reform in China.
Wu, J., & Ma, L. (2010). Politics-Politics Duality, Accountability, and Rural Public Service Performance: Evidence from a Transition Economy. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM).
Wu, J., & Ma, L. (2009). Does Government Performance Really Matter? An Event History Analysis of the Promotion of Provincial Leaders in China. Paper presented at the the 10th Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Conference.
Ma, L. (2015). How Singapore harnesses big data to build a "smart nation"? Paper presented at the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) 2015 Annual Conference., Shanghai, China, October 17-21, 2015.
Ma, L., & Yu, W. (2015). The positivity and openness of performance information and its use: Findings from a survey experiment. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Government Performance Management and Leadership. Lanzhou, China, October 9-11, 2015.
Liao, Y., & Ma, L. (2015). Selective response?: A field experiment on municipal e-government responsiveness. Paper presented at the Public Management Research Association Conference 2015.
Ma, L. (2015). Measuring and explaining the U.S. State government innovativeness. Paper presented at the Social Innovation Research Conference (SIRC).
Ma, L. (2015). Does citizen engagement in government performance measurement matter for public service equity in China? Paper presented at the 2015 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2015). Does city ranking matters for air pollution control in China? Paper presented at the 2015 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2014). Corruption, Public Service Performance, and Public Trust in Government: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities. Paper presented at the 2014 Asian Group for Public Administration (AGPA) Annual Conference "Enhancing Public Trust and Governance through Innovative Public Administration in Globalized and Regionalized Asian Countries", Jakarta, Indonesia.
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2014). Conflicting Performance Information and its Strategic Use in Government. Paper presented at the World Conference for Public Administration (WCPA) "Public Administration & Happiness: Policy Management and Politics from the Global Perspectives", Daegu, Korea.
Ma, L. (2014). Do Citizens and Businesses Perceive Public Service Performance Differently?: Evidence from Chinese Cities. Paper presented at the 2014 US China International Conference on Public Administration: International Meeting on Building A Public Service-Oriented Government and Administrative System Innovation.
Ma, L. (2014). How to Measure Government Transparency?: Evidence from Chinese Cities. Paper presented at the 7th Sino-US International Conference for Public Administration "Global Governance Reform: Lessons from the Past and Plans for the Future".
Ma, L. (2014). E-government Development and Use in China. Paper presented at the 2014 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2014). Does Government 2.0 Pay off?: Evidence from China. Paper presented at the 2014 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2014). Government 2.0 in Authoritarian China: Progress, Pitfalls, and Prospect. Paper presented at the 2014 ASPA Annual Conference.
Ma, L. (2013). Measuring Corruption by Whose Perceptions?: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities. Paper presented at the The 2nd International Conference on Social Policy and Governance Innovation: Policy Learning and Policy Transfer in Asia.
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2013). External Government Performance Evaluation in China: Evaluating the Evaluations. Paper presented at the The 2nd International Conference on Social Policy and Governance Innovation: Policy Learning and Policy Transfer in Asia.
Ma, L. (2013). Does E-Government Matter for Citizens' Perceived Government Responsiveness? Evidence from China. Paper presented at the 2013 Lien Conference on Public Administration "Public Service Delivery and Evaluation: International Perspectives".
Yu, W., & Ma, L. (2013). External Government Performance Evaluation in China: Evaluating the Evaluations. Paper presented at the 2013 Lien Conference on Public Administration "Public Service Delivery and Evaluation: International Perspectives".
Ma, L. (2013). Public Management Reform and Public Service Performance: Evidence from Super-Department Experiment in China. Paper presented at the The 3rd Annual Conference of the Asian Group for Public Administration (AGPA).
Ma, L., Tang, H., & Yan, B. (2013). Merit-Based or Guanxi-Oriented?: Cadre Promotion in Local China. Paper presented at the The China Australia Dialogue on Public Administration: 2013 Workshop on Public Sector Human Resource Management.
Ma, L., & Liao, Y. (2013). Does Managerial Orientation Matter for Government Performance?: Evidence from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Paper presented at the Public Management Research Conference 2013.
Meng, Y., Wu, W., Yu, W., Lin, T., Ma, L., Wang, J., et al. (2013). Evaluating City Governments' Performance on Facilitating Business Innovation in China: Based on the Survey Data from the Lien Chinese Cities Service-Oriented Government Program. Paper presented at the Collaboration among Government, Market, and Society: Forging Partnerships and Encouraging Competition.
Ma, L., Yu, W., & Wu, W. (2013). Government Accountability and Citizens' Satisfaction with Air Quality in Chinese Cities. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of The Hong Kong Educational Research Association 2012-13: Managing International Connectivity and Diversity: Experiences of Asian World Cities.
Ma, L., Wang, H., Yu, W., & Wu, W. (2013). Does Public Service Delivery Arrangement Influence Citizens' Satisfaction?: Evidence from Urban Public Transportation in China. Paper presented at the 2013 ASPA Annual Conference "Governance & Sustainability: Local Concerns, Global Challenges".
Ma, L., Yu, W., & Wu, W. (2012). What Matters for Public Perceptions of Government Transparency in China? Paper presented at the Symposium on Public Service, Local Governance and Performance.
Ma, L. (2012). The Diffusion and Assimilation of Government Microblogging: Evidence from Chinese Cities. Paper presented at the Public Management Research Conference "Seeking Excellence in a Time of Change".
Ma, L., & Wu, J. (2011). What Drives Fiscal Transparency? Evidence from Provincial Governments in China. Paper presented at the the 1st Global Conference on Transparency Research.
Ma, L. (2011). A Peaceful (ping' an) China?: An Empirical Study on the Diffusion of Chinese Municipal Police Microblog (Twitter). Paper presented at the International Conference on Information Systems and Management in Asia Pacific (ISMAP).
Ma, L. (2011). The Political Effects of Decentralization: Province-Managing-County Reform and Turnover of County Leaders in China. Paper presented at the The Inaugural International Workshop for Young Scholars in Public Policy and Administration Research: the Role of Institutions in an Era of Change.
Wu, J., Yang, Y., & Ma, L. (2010). Public Service Outputs, Social Integration, and Households' Support for Relocation Compensations: Evidence from a Hui Ethnic Community in Western China. Paper presented at the International Public Management Network (IPMN) Conference 2010.
Wu, J., Ma, L., & Yang, Y. (2010). Innovations in Contemporary Chinese Public Sectors: Myths and Realities. Paper presented at the Public Administration Symposium on Reform in China.
Wu, J., & Ma, L. (2010). Politics-Politics Duality, Accountability, and Rural Public Service Performance: Evidence from a Transition Economy. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM).
Wu, J., & Ma, L. (2009). Does Government Performance Really Matter? An Event History Analysis of the Promotion of Provincial Leaders in China. Paper presented at the the 10th Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Conference.
Book Reviews, Newspaper Articles and Miscellanea
Ma, L. (2015, 04-30). Does authoritarian government respond to the Chinese people? China Policy Institute Blog.
Ma, L. (2015, 04-14). Commuters need affordable options to alleviate congested roads. Global Times, p. 17.
Ma, L. (2015, 04-08). Singaporeans have to learn to pick up after themselves to keep city clean. Global Times, p. 17.
Ma, L. (2014, 07-15). Govt must keep public buses safe, China Daily.
Ma, L. (2014, 06-25). Mainland cities unsurprisingly absent from global list of livable places, Global Times.
Ma, L. (2014, 03-13). How to make public transport secure. China Daily.
Ma, L. (2014, 03-13). Singapore's reliable rides may prove popular with Chinese cities. Global Times.
Ma, L. (2014, 02-18). Govt blogs have work to do. China Daily, p. 9.
Yu, W., Meng, Y., & Ma, L. (2014). 2013 Lien Conference Highlighted China's Successful Governments. PA Times, 37(1), 1.
Ma, L. (2011). Fiscal Transparency of Chinese Provincial Governments: Assessment, Variations, and Drivers. International Budget Partnership Newsletter(62), 10-12.
Ma, L. (2015, 04-14). Commuters need affordable options to alleviate congested roads. Global Times, p. 17.
Ma, L. (2015, 04-08). Singaporeans have to learn to pick up after themselves to keep city clean. Global Times, p. 17.
Ma, L. (2014, 07-15). Govt must keep public buses safe, China Daily.
Ma, L. (2014, 06-25). Mainland cities unsurprisingly absent from global list of livable places, Global Times.
Ma, L. (2014, 03-13). How to make public transport secure. China Daily.
Ma, L. (2014, 03-13). Singapore's reliable rides may prove popular with Chinese cities. Global Times.
Ma, L. (2014, 02-18). Govt blogs have work to do. China Daily, p. 9.
Yu, W., Meng, Y., & Ma, L. (2014). 2013 Lien Conference Highlighted China's Successful Governments. PA Times, 37(1), 1.
Ma, L. (2011). Fiscal Transparency of Chinese Provincial Governments: Assessment, Variations, and Drivers. International Budget Partnership Newsletter(62), 10-12.