Public Organizations in Asia

Public Organizations in Asia introduces students to the fundamental theories of organizations and teaches them how to analyze different types of public organizations in East and Southeast Asia. Moving away from traditional Western theory and examples, this textbook provides numerous case studies of Asian organizations where different ideologies, administrative tradition, and social circumstances prevail.

Key pedagogical features of Public Organizations in Asia include:

• Learning objectives for each chapter
• End of chapter discussion questions
• Short student exercises
• Concise case studies throughout the chapters

Training students to be future leaders of Asian public organizations, this book is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate courses on public administration in Asia. It will also be a useful supplementary text for courses on comparative public administration.