This course examines the public administrative institutions and processes in China. Topics include the reform of the cadre system and its relationship with other institutional changes, the anti-corruption policy, social welfare policy, budgeting, and the relationship between the central and local governments.

CILO-1: Acquire advanced insights about public sector management and administration in contemporary China. CILO-2: Develop a critical perspective on the functions and works of major political and administrative institutions in China. CILO-3: Acquire a clear knowledge about key practices in contemporary China, including the workings of the nomenklatura system, the tiao-kuai matrix, cadre responsibility system, local protectionism, tax sharing system, SOE management, and disciplinary control. CILO-4: Analyze the problems of the current system in maintaining effective rule and administration in China.