Berman (National Chengchi U., Taiwan), Moon (Yonsei U., South Korea), and Choi (Korea U., South Korea) present this volume as a "one-stop shopping" review of issues of public administration in
East Asia. The volume covers the history of public administration, decision-making processes, the influence of Confucianism on public administration, the impact of East Asia's developmental
path on public administration, the reasons performance management is emphasized in the region, the state of citizen participation in East Asia, the ethical underpinnings of the East Asian civil
service, the importance of intergovernmental relations, the politics of information technology, the nature of civil service reform, and the nature of efforts to combat government corruption,
among other topics. Chapter authors were asked to write about identical subject areas for Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in order to further the comparative value of the work
and were also asked to cover both essential and advanced topics. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
