Table of Contents

• Abstract
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Chapter One: Drawing the Parameters of Book
• Confucius said, ‘To approach a task from the wrong end can lead to nothing but trouble.’ Confucius, The Analects, 2.16.
• Chapter Two: China’s Development- a History of Pragmatic Ideological Learning
• Chapter Three: Debating Policy Transfer
• Chapter Four: Human Resources Development in China – the Case of the China Europe Public Administration Programme (CEPA)
• Chapter Five: Policy Transfer, Pensions and Long-term Care Policy in China
• Chapter Six: Policy Transfer and Banking Sector Reform – the Case of Strategic Management
• Chapter Seven: Policy Transfer and Property Management in China
• Chapter Eight: Economic Harmonization and the World Trade Organization – the Case of China’s Growth Enterprises Market
• Chapter Nine: Comparing Policy Transfers
• In Conclusion – Why Ideas and Bounded Rationality Matter in Policy Transfer
• Bibliography
• Internet References
• Primary Case Study Resources

About the Author

Dr Yanzhe Zhang is a Senior Research Fellow at Australia-New Zealand School of Government Institute for Governance. He is also an fellow of Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis at the University of Canberra (Australia). Thus, Dr. Yanzhe Zhang is an adjunct professor at Jilin University (China). Yanzhe is also the coordinator of Australia- China Public Administration and Governance Program. Before taking up these roles he was senior Lecture at Liaoning University (China). Yanzhe is the designer of senior executive training program for Australian National Audit Office and China National Audit Office. He is an expert on public sector governance with a particular emphasis on citizen-centric governance. Yanzhe’s research has centred on: a) evaluating the role, real and potential, of policy transfer in institution-building in developed and developing areas; b) studying the nature and impact of administrative reform in developed and transition states; c) evaluating state policy responses to processes of globalisation; and, d) evaluating critical issues in Australian and Chinese governance. The research theme that binds all of these areas together is his interest in public sector institution-building and processes of governance.