The Greater China Australia Dialogue on Public Administration has held annual workshops since 2011 on public administration themes of common interest to the Peoples Republic of China, Taiwan and Australia. This book presents and discusses a selection of papers developed from the Dialogues fifth...

This festschrift celebrates the extensive contribution John Wanna has made to the research and practice of politics, policy and public administration. It includes both personal acknowledgements of his work and substantial essays on the issues that he focused most closely upon during his academic...

Designing Governance Structures for Performance and Accountability discusses how formal and informal governance structures in Australia, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan may be designed to promote performance and to ensure accountability.

Intro -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- 1. How political institutions, history and experience affect government budgeting processes and ways of achieving â value for moneyâ -- 2. Government budgeting and the quest for value-for-money outcomes in Australia...