| ID | 020482 |
| Title Proper | 1998 State council organizational streamlining: personnel reduction and change of government function |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chan Che-po ; Chan, Che-po |
| Publication | Nov 2001. |
| Description | 553-572 |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The two goals of the 1998 State Council organizational streamlining were personnel reduction and a change of government functions. It is argued that the methods being used to achieve personnel reduction do not constitute a real reduction but largely involve transferring staff to other public institutions. Real personnel reduction could not be achieved without a major change of government function. Institutional reforms of both the central and local governments since the 1980s have been adaptations to the changing economic structure from a planned to a market economy. Government functions have served both existing economies. Cadres cannot be reduced unless the government function of direct management of state-enterprises is completely severed. The major contents of the 1998 institutional reform are examined and evaluated. The prospects for the success of the reform are also assessed |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of contemporary China Vol: 10 No 29, Nov 2001 553-572 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol: 10 No 29 |
| Key Words | Internal Politics-China ; China-Internal Politics ; Economy-China ; Drewry, Gavin |