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100	1		_92200 _a Christensen, Tom
245	1	0	_aAdministrative reform in China's central government : _bhoiw much 'learning from the West'?
260			_aLondon, UK : _bSage Publications, _cSeptember 2008
520	3		_aThe prevailing interpretation in the scholarly literature is that public sector reform in China during the period of marketization has been driven primarily by internal, contextual factors rather than being under the sway of particular global reform models or theories such as New Public Management. The aim of this article is to move beyond arguing from inference that `Chinese characteristics' continue to be dominant and to inquire into the manner and extent of external influences on central government reform actors. We assume a `multi-causal' model in which both internal and external factors are present. From a survey of the literature on the reforms, we conclude that, while there are some `unique' features, most of the themes (and even the results) of modern Chinese reforms are not unique and have parallels in Western countries. Moreover, aside from the similarities in the content and substance of administrative reforms, the patterns and styles of reform in China and in the West in the past 20 years show marked similarities and parallels. Thus, external reform ideas and influences are being diffused through reform processes. Further empirical and theoretical analysis is required to establish the more specific nature of scanning and dissemination, or other forms of diffusion; the kind of learning that is taking place; and the impact that any imported models or templates actually have on reform proposals and outcomes in particular reform episodes
700	1		_aLISHENG, Dong _935988
700	1		_98067 _aPainter, Martin
773	0	8	_tInternational review of administrative sciences _g74, 3, p. 351-371 _dLondon, UK : Sage Publications, September 2008 _xISSN 00208523 _w
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998			_a20090123 _b1554^b _cTiago
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c28017 _d28017
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