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Transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: A study on China and selected ASEAN nations

Transformation and reforms in central administration are often influenced by external and domestic factors such as economic growth, human resources, foreign trade and natural assets.Central government needs to adjust to changing circumstances which necessitates assessing its relationship with its s...

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Main Author: Phang, Siew Nooi
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Language:English
Published: Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 2013
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JS Local government Municipal government
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spelling my.uum.repo.100602014-04-02T09:09:07Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/10060/ Transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: A study on China and selected ASEAN nations Phang, Siew Nooi JS Local government Municipal government Transformation and reforms in central administration are often influenced by external and domestic factors such as economic growth, human resources, foreign trade and natural assets.Central government needs to adjust to changing circumstances which necessitates assessing its relationship with its sub-national governments. Decentralization becomes a pivotal issue as central governments re-look at the dynamics of their relationship with state and local governments.This study on several ASEAN nations indicates that political centralization is strong as central governments tend to control their sub-national governments. The consolation for these sub-national governments however, is when a nation has economic wealth and increasing growth; then central-local government relations will be enhanced and administrative decentralization is possible. Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/10060/1/27.pdf Phang, Siew Nooi (2013) Transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: A study on China and selected ASEAN nations. International Journal of China Studies, 3 (1). pp. 3-16. ISSN 2180-3250 http://ics.um.edu.my/images/ics/CAPF2013/cover.pdf
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Phang, Siew Nooi
Transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: A study on China and selected ASEAN nations
description Transformation and reforms in central administration are often influenced by external and domestic factors such as economic growth, human resources, foreign trade and natural assets.Central government needs to adjust to changing circumstances which necessitates assessing its relationship with its sub-national governments. Decentralization becomes a pivotal issue as central governments re-look at the dynamics of their relationship with state and local governments.This study on several ASEAN nations indicates that political centralization is strong as central governments tend to control their sub-national governments. The consolation for these sub-national governments however, is when a nation has economic wealth and increasing growth; then central-local government relations will be enhanced and administrative decentralization is possible.
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title Transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: A study on China and selected ASEAN nations
title_short Transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: A study on China and selected ASEAN nations
title_full Transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: A study on China and selected ASEAN nations
title_fullStr Transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: A study on China and selected ASEAN nations
title_full_unstemmed Transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: A study on China and selected ASEAN nations
title_sort transforming central-local government relations and decentralization: a study on china and selected asean nations
publisher Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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