On the Public Affairs Openness in Chinese Local Government: A Case Study in Guangzhou

7 Pages Posted: 19 Oct 2018

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Ling Xu

Guangzhou University

Qianfan Li

Guangzhou University

Date Written: August 22, 2018

Abstract

With the development of civilization, more and more citizens began to engage in public affairs, and it greatly pushed the government to pay much attention to building a transparency government. In light of this background, the public affairs openness becomes a hot topic not only on the theoretical research level but also in the government’s practical sphere. In 2015, we held a cooperative research program with Haizhu District government in Guangzhou, which mainly focuses on the public affairs openness in Chinese local government. Then, we describe a case study on the Haizhu District government. Based on the first stage investigation, we found that the Haizhu District government’s public affairs openness can be improved, or is just in the very beginning. Public affairs openness demands should be led by the citizen’s desire instead of the upper-level government. Hence, the Haizhu District government should transform the whole public affairs openness model from the bureaucracy guiding style to the citizen guiding way.

Keywords: : citizens’ satisfaction, local government, public affairs openness

Suggested Citation

Xu, Ling and Li, Qianfan, On the Public Affairs Openness in Chinese Local Government: A Case Study in Guangzhou (August 22, 2018). Proceedings of the 10th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities; Published by Atlantis Press; Part of Series: ASSEHR; ISSN: 2352-5398, Volume 211, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3266911 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3266911

Ling Xu (Contact Author)

Guangzhou University ( email )

Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center
Waihuanxi Road 230
Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006
China

Qianfan Li

Guangzhou University ( email )

Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center
Waihuanxi Road 230
Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006
China

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