Deepening Public Service Unit Reform to Improve Service Delivery

The "Public Service Unit" (PSU), or shiye danwei, is one of the four categories of public sector institutions in China. The country has more than one million public service units (PSUs), or shiye danwei, with a labor force of around 30 million. Most PSUs were created as public service prov...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Public Sector Study
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/6137556/deepening-public-service-unit-reform-improve-service-delivery
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUTHORITY
BORROWING
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
BUDGETING
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
COMMUNIST
COMMUNIST PARTY
CONSENSUS
CORRUPTION
CRITICAL IMPORTANCE
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING BODY
DECISION-MAKING POWER
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DECREE
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC REFORM
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ETHICS
EXPENDITURE
FEE COLLECTION
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL
FISCAL RESOURCES
FOREIGN INVESTORS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT LEVEL
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
HOSPITALS
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
INSURANCE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
LAWS
LAYOFF
LEGAL ENTITIES
LEGISLATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MANAGERS
MARKET ECONOMY
MASS MEDIA
MOTIVATION
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
PACIFIC REGION
PARENTS
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE GOODS
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
PUBLIC SPENDING
REFORM PROCESS
REFORM STRATEGIES
REFORMS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RETIREMENT
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE STANDARDS
SERVICES DELIVERY
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
STATE APPARATUS
STATE ASSETS
STATE INSTITUTIONS
STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES
STATE SECTOR
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TAX
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
USER CHARGES
WORKERS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUTHORITY
BORROWING
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
BUDGETING
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
COMMUNIST
COMMUNIST PARTY
CONSENSUS
CORRUPTION
CRITICAL IMPORTANCE
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING BODY
DECISION-MAKING POWER
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DECREE
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC REFORM
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ETHICS
EXPENDITURE
FEE COLLECTION
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL
FISCAL RESOURCES
FOREIGN INVESTORS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT LEVEL
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
HOSPITALS
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
INSURANCE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
LAWS
LAYOFF
LEGAL ENTITIES
LEGISLATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MANAGERS
MARKET ECONOMY
MASS MEDIA
MOTIVATION
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
PACIFIC REGION
PARENTS
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE GOODS
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
PUBLIC SPENDING
REFORM PROCESS
REFORM STRATEGIES
REFORMS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RETIREMENT
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE STANDARDS
SERVICES DELIVERY
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
STATE APPARATUS
STATE ASSETS
STATE INSTITUTIONS
STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES
STATE SECTOR
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TAX
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
USER CHARGES
WORKERS
World Bank
Deepening Public Service Unit Reform to Improve Service Delivery
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Asia
East Asia
China
description The "Public Service Unit" (PSU), or shiye danwei, is one of the four categories of public sector institutions in China. The country has more than one million public service units (PSUs), or shiye danwei, with a labor force of around 30 million. Most PSUs were created as public service providers. Non-state involvement in service delivery remains limited in China today. PSU performance is therefore crucial for improving service delivery in the public sector to a level commensurate with China's stated goals of a "well-off"(xiaokang) society, and "people-centered" development. The study, designed to develop an overall strategy for PSU reform in China, draws on systematic analysis of the current situation, and critical assessments of international experience with public services reform. Realizing the diversity and complexity of the PSU sector, and the critical importance of sector - and region - specific constraints, the study concentrates on a range of important cross-cutting themes based on case studies of three key sectors: education, health, and agriculture extension services. It is intended to contribute to the development of a PSU reform strategy by: a) providing an alternative thinking that may help policymakers consider the various issues involved in the development of PSU reform strategy; and, b) recommending key guiding principles and direction of reform actions. Constrained by the complexity of the issue and availability of data, the study does not address practical implementation issues, except for a few. Further work is needed to translate the recommended overall strategy into doable action plans tailored to the specific circumstances of sectors and regions. Chapter 1 provides an introductory account of what PSUs are, how they operate, how they have been reformed in the past two decades, as well as a diagnostic analysis of current problems within the existing system. Relevant international experience with public service delivery and reform is reviewed in Chapter 2, while key recommendations with regard to an overall reform strategy are presented in Chapter 3.
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title Deepening Public Service Unit Reform to Improve Service Delivery
title_short Deepening Public Service Unit Reform to Improve Service Delivery
title_full Deepening Public Service Unit Reform to Improve Service Delivery
title_fullStr Deepening Public Service Unit Reform to Improve Service Delivery
title_full_unstemmed Deepening Public Service Unit Reform to Improve Service Delivery
title_sort deepening public service unit reform to improve service delivery
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/6137556/deepening-public-service-unit-reform-improve-service-delivery
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8648
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spelling okr-10986-86482021-04-23T14:02:39Z Deepening Public Service Unit Reform to Improve Service Delivery World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUTHORITY BORROWING BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGETING BUSINESS OPERATIONS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS COMMUNIST COMMUNIST PARTY CONSENSUS CORRUPTION CRITICAL IMPORTANCE DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING BODY DECISION-MAKING POWER DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DECREE ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC REFORM EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ETHICS EXPENDITURE FEE COLLECTION FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL FISCAL RESOURCES FOREIGN INVESTORS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENT SPENDING HOSPITALS INCOME INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT INSURANCE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET LAWS LAYOFF LEGAL ENTITIES LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MANAGERS MARKET ECONOMY MASS MEDIA MOTIVATION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS PACIFIC REGION PARENTS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROVISIONS PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM PUBLIC SPENDING REFORM PROCESS REFORM STRATEGIES REFORMS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETIREMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE STANDARDS SERVICES DELIVERY SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES STATE APPARATUS STATE ASSETS STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES STATE SECTOR STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TAX TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY TREASURY USER CHARGES WORKERS The "Public Service Unit" (PSU), or shiye danwei, is one of the four categories of public sector institutions in China. The country has more than one million public service units (PSUs), or shiye danwei, with a labor force of around 30 million. Most PSUs were created as public service providers. Non-state involvement in service delivery remains limited in China today. PSU performance is therefore crucial for improving service delivery in the public sector to a level commensurate with China's stated goals of a "well-off"(xiaokang) society, and "people-centered" development. The study, designed to develop an overall strategy for PSU reform in China, draws on systematic analysis of the current situation, and critical assessments of international experience with public services reform. Realizing the diversity and complexity of the PSU sector, and the critical importance of sector - and region - specific constraints, the study concentrates on a range of important cross-cutting themes based on case studies of three key sectors: education, health, and agriculture extension services. It is intended to contribute to the development of a PSU reform strategy by: a) providing an alternative thinking that may help policymakers consider the various issues involved in the development of PSU reform strategy; and, b) recommending key guiding principles and direction of reform actions. Constrained by the complexity of the issue and availability of data, the study does not address practical implementation issues, except for a few. Further work is needed to translate the recommended overall strategy into doable action plans tailored to the specific circumstances of sectors and regions. Chapter 1 provides an introductory account of what PSUs are, how they operate, how they have been reformed in the past two decades, as well as a diagnostic analysis of current problems within the existing system. Relevant international experience with public service delivery and reform is reviewed in Chapter 2, while key recommendations with regard to an overall reform strategy are presented in Chapter 3. 2012-06-21T15:42:19Z 2012-06-21T15:42:19Z 2005-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/6137556/deepening-public-service-unit-reform-improve-service-delivery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8648 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Asia East Asia China