Improving the Quality of Public Policy-Making in China: Problems and Prospects

Abstract

China has achieved tremendous progress in its efforts to introduce Western theories in public policy-making and launch its own theories in this respect. The magnitude of this introduction and application in central government has impacted greatly on its policy-making capacity. However, at the local government level, China still manifests a worrisome trend of sticking to rule of man and personal decision-making which caused enormous economic losses. China has to enhance its policy-making capacity at the local level by educating local government officials and disseminating knowledge on public policies.