Public Management

Name: Public Management
ISBN: 9787301082195

苏保忠Peking University Press · ChinaAug 2025

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Word count: 255K words
Chapters: 51
ISBN: 9787301082195

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Summary

This book introduces public management concepts from abroad while explaining them in the context of China's national conditions, covering the basic theories of public management, public management methods, contemporary challenges, and measures to address them. It moves beyond the narrow traditional understanding of public management, adopting the perspective of modern public management subjects—government and non-governmental public sectors—and offers distinctive insights in its exposition. Its systematic arrangement facilitates structured learning for readers.

Editor's review

The book's strength lies in not reducing public management to government administration, but rather re-presenting the basic theories, methods, and real-world challenges of public management from the modern landscape in which government and non-governmental public sectors coexist. While introducing public management concepts from abroad, it takes care to explain them in light of China's national conditions, so that concepts do not remain at the level of translation and introduction but can be grounded in the context of local public affairs. The systematic arrangement is thoughtfully crafted, with chapters progressing step by step, helping readers build an integrated framework from theory to methods to problem-solving. For students of public management, public administration, and related fields, this is a textbook that helps organize knowledge and refresh analytical perspectives; for those actually engaged in public affairs work, it can also serve as a basis for reflecting on management approaches and governance structures. When reading, it is advisable to first grasp the overall framework, then consider cases and real-world Chinese issues in comparison, avoiding the simple application of foreign concepts.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Undergraduate students in public management and public administration who need to systematically build a disciplinary framework
Students in professional degree programs such as MPA who wish to understand public management methods in the context of China's national conditions
Grassroots public affairs practitioners seeking to update governance concepts and analytical perspectives
Readers preparing for public management exams or interviews who need to review the basic theoretical framework

Not a good fit for

Researchers seeking deep theoretical frontiers; this book is positioned as a textbook rather than a monograph
Readers interested only in single-track government administration operations; this book covers non-governmental public sectors
General readers expecting light case stories and unwilling to engage with conceptual systems

Reading tips

First read the table of contents and introduction, and draw a framework diagram of the book from theory to methods to challenges.
After each chapter, use an example from China's public management practice for comparison to test the explanatory power of the concepts.
Mark foreign concepts and explanations based on local conditions separately, and consider the conditions and differences in their applicability.
Select chapters to read in accordance with coursework or work realities, avoiding spreading effort evenly.

About the publisher

Peking University Press China · Founded in 1979

Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.

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前言
第一章公共管理概述
第一节公共管理与公共管理学
第二节公共管理学的产生与发展
第三节学习和研究公共管理学的意义和方法
第二章公共管理环境
第一节公共管理环境概述
第二节公共管理环境要素分析及其变化发展
第三节中国现阶段的公共管理环镜
第三章政府的角色
第一节市场失灵与政府角色的界定
第二节转轨时期我国政府角色的转换
第三节政府失灵理论
第四章非政府公共部门
第一节非政府公共部门概述
第二节非政府公共部门的营运管理体系
第三节我国的非政府公共部门
第五章公共政策
第一节公共政策概述
第二节公共政策的设计和制定
第三节公共政策的执行与评估
第六章公共部门战略管理
第一节战略管理与公共部门
第二节公共部门战略管理过程
第三节公共部门战略管理的问题与改进
第七章公共部门人力资源管理
第一节公共部门人力资源管理概述
第二节国家公务员制度
第三节公共部门人力资源开发与公共部门生产力
第八章公共财政管理
第一节公共财政管理概述
第二节公共财政管理制度
第三节公共财政改革
第九章公共信息资源管理
第一节公共信息资源管理概述
第二节公共信息资源管理的内容
第三节电子化政府
第十章公共管理活动的绩效评估
第一节绩效评估与公共管理
第二节绩效评估的内容、指标和方法
第三节公共管理活动绩效评估中的问题与对策
第十一章公共管理中的伦理
第一节伦理在公共管理中的作用
第二节权力与责任的平衡是公共管理中最重要的伦理
第三节公共管理中的伦理弱化及其救济
第十二章公共管理的改革与发展
第一节新世纪公共管理面临的挑战
第二节当代西方的新公共管理
第三节中国的公共管理改革与发展

FAQ

How does this book differ from traditional public administration textbooks?

The book breaks through the narrow understanding of public management and organizes its content from the perspective of modern public management subjects—government and non-governmental public sectors—rather than discussing only government administration. While introducing public management concepts from abroad, it explains them in light of China's national conditions, and its systematic arrangement has its own distinctive features, making it easier for readers to systematically learn the basic theories, methods, and contemporary challenges of public management.

Can people outside the public management major read it?

Yes, but this is a systematic textbook with fairly complete concepts and framework, so readers with no background need to proceed chapter by chapter rather than skipping around. It is advisable to first grasp the basic framework in the introduction before moving on to the methods and challenges sections; understanding will be smoother if used alongside classroom teaching or an exam syllabus.

Does the book discuss only government management?

No. The book explicitly starts from two types of subjects—government and non-governmental public sectors—breaking through the narrow understanding that equates public management with government administration. Therefore, when reading, content involving non-governmental public sectors is equally important; together they constitute the subject landscape of modern public management and are also key to understanding governance challenges.

How can I use this book more effectively to prepare for exams?

First build a knowledge framework based on the table of contents, organizing the three blocks of basic theories, public management methods, and contemporary challenges separately; then, in conjunction with the explanations based on China's national conditions, memorize the localized formulations of concepts. After each chapter, self-test with short-answer questions, focusing on grasping the systemic logic rather than isolated memorization—this makes it easier to organize answers for comprehensive questions.

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Su Baozhong is an author about whom very limited public information is available; the only confirmable details are his name and one representative work. That work, Public Administration, is classified under politics and deals with topics in the field of public administration. Because the library holds only this single title and lacks reliable records of the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, education, or professional positions, this profile cannot offer further biographical detail. Judging from the subject matter, Su Baozhong's focus lies in the theory and practice of public administration, a kind of writing typically aimed at students and practitioners of public affairs and centered on management principles, organizational operation, and the implementation of public policy. On the basis of the available material, readers may treat Public Administration as the main entry point for understanding his writing orientation, while his academic style and specific contributions await further public information.