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Civil service reform in the People's Republic of China: case studies of early implementation
Author(s) -
Tong Caroline Haiyan,
Straussman Jeffrey D.,
Broadnax Walter D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-162x(199905)19:2<193::aid-pad41>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , civil service , salary , government (linguistics) , china , public administration , consistency (knowledge bases) , competition (biology) , service (business) , quality (philosophy) , business , public relations , economics , political science , public service , marketing , law , politics , computer science , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , epistemology , biology , artificial intelligence
The adoption of the civil service system is the most comprehensive reform of the personnel system in the history of the People's Republic of China. The reformers want to establish a highly qualified and professional administrative corps. Elements of the reform include a merit‐based performance evaluation system that rewards good employees and punishes poor ones, open and fair competition in recruitment and promotion to assure the quality of government officials, and a system based on law that provides continuity and consistency for government policies. The article summarizes case studies of implementation challenges such as recruitment, examinations, selection and promotion, performance evaluation, training, job rotation and salary systems. The cases provide snapshots of some of the most difficult issues involved in reforming China's civil service. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.