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100 _aMei, Ciqi
245 _aThe dilemma of "managing for results" in China: won't let go
260 _c2017
300 _ap.203-216.
362 _aAug
520 _aWhile China is not often thought of as a prime location for implementation of "managing for results" mechanisms of New Public Management, in fact, the reform era leadership-consistent with implementation of many market mechanisms in the economyï¾—initiated cadre management principles imbued with results-based techniques. This article discusses how dilemmas inherent in MFR principles play out in China's institutional context. It examines an understudied "punishing for results" technique employed in China, the "hold-to-account" system, and demonstrates how this punishment technique reveals inherent dilemmas that also can be expected if applied in other state-centric developing countries. - Reproduce
650 _aPublic administration - China
650 _aPublic administration
700 _aPearson, Margaret M.
773 _aPublic Administration and Development
909 _a115749
999 _c115743
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