Public Policy in the 'Asian Century'

1. Introduction
Sara Bice, Avery Poole, Helen Sullivan

2. Beyond the Western Paradigm: Confucian Public Administration
Wolfgang Drechsler

3. Rethinking Public Governance in the Asian Century: Grand Discourse Vs. Actual Reality
M. Shamsul Haque

4. Weber and Confucius in East Asia: The Great Experiment
Jill L. Tao

5. Disciplining Democracy: Explaining the Rhythms of Myanmar’s First Hluttaw, 2011–2016
Nicholas Farrelly, Chit Win

6. Science and Technology Policy in the Asian Century
Paul H. Jensen, Lauren A. Palmer

7. Humanising Bureaucracy: Clan-Oriented Culture in the Thai Civil Service
Marianna Fotaki, Rutaichanok Jingjit

8. Urban Development in China: Moving from Urbanisation to Quality of Urban Life
Jong Youl Lee, Chad Anderson, Bo Wang

9. Public Sector Reform and National Development in East and Southeast Asia: Specificity and Commonality
Mark Turner

10. A Capabilities Framework for a Globalised Public Service
Sara Bice

11. Hurdles to an Asian Century of Public Administration
Kim Moloney

12. International Policy Coordination and its Impacts
Adrian Kay

13. Beyond the East-West Dichotomy: Economic Development Policies in Asia and Europe
Jon Pierre

14. Conclusion: Five Emergent Themes for Public Policy in the Asian Century
Sara Bice, Avery Poole, Helen Sullivan

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Public Policy, Public Administration, Governance and Government, Asian Politics, Globalization, International Political Economy