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Does Super-Department Reform Improve Public Service Performance in China?

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Echoing the global public management reform movement, China’s authorities advocated ‘super-department’ reform (SDR) to curb interdepartmental conflict and administrative inefficiency. However, the related performance consequences have not been empirically investigated. We test the reform’s effects on citizen satisfaction with public services through a natural experiment involving twenty-five counties in Guangdong province (2009--2012) and the difference-in-differences method. The results show that the reform has improved public service performance, but its effects are marginal and unsustainable. We discuss the theoretical contributions and policy implications of the findings and identify future research avenues.

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  • Liang Ma, 2016. "Does Super-Department Reform Improve Public Service Performance in China?," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(3), pages 369-391, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmgr:v:18:y:2016:i:3:p:369-391
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2014.984624
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