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作者:Ma, Jun; Hou, Yilin
作者单位:Sun Yat Sen University; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要:Budgeting is an important mechanism for ensuring public accountability. How do budget reforms in the United States during the Progressive Era compare to those in contemporary China? Are administrative and legislative budget controls essential to an effective, efficient government? Though the two countries differ in many respects, significant parallels between their budget reforms are evident. In the United States, electoral accountability alone does not guarantee overall government accountabil...
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作者:Piotrowski, Suzanne J.; Zhang, Yahong; Lin, Weiwei; Yu, Wenxuan
作者单位:Rutgers University System; Rutgers University Newark; Nanyang Technological University
摘要:The Chinese context is in many ways fundamentally different from other countries where freedom of information laws and regulations are currently implemented. The authors, Suzanne Piotrowski, Yahong Zhang, and Weiwei Lin of Rutgers University - Newark, and Wenxuan Yu of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, identify the primary issues surrounding implementation of China's new Open Government Information (OGI) regulations and compare the key concerns with those that have emerged in other ...
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作者:Kolisnichenko, Natalya; Rosenbaum, Allan
作者单位:Odessa Regional Institute for Public Administration, National Academy for Public Administration; National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine; State University System of Florida; Florida International University
摘要:The fall of the Soviet empire and the transition to democracy that has taken place in Central and Eastern Europe (and elsewhere) during the past three decades has focused new attention on both the processes of, and the issues involved in, democratic institution building. These experiences have shown that issues of linguistic and ethnic difference are often key elements in such matters. Ukraine, a country of considerable strategic importance, has struggled with both the transition to democracy ...
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作者:Wood, Lawrence; Bernt, Phyllis; Ting, Carol
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Ohio University; University System of Ohio; Ohio University; University of Macau
摘要:Research demonstrates that some government agencies are more accomplished than others when it comes to e-government. More generally, various scholars suggest that e-government is moving forward at a relatively slow pace, especially in relation to the sophistication of government Web sites. With these issues in mind, this research utilized interviews with state public utility commission staff members to explore their agencies' experiences with staffing, funding, coordinating, and prioritizing t...
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作者:Hutchinson, Janet R.
作者单位:Virginia Commonwealth University