When the power of the purse meets the power of technology: a case study of Guangzhou People’s Congress in China

Meili Niu and Muhua Lin

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2020, vol. 42, issue 4, 274-289

Abstract: Technology in governance has never been as important as it is now. Yet, how legislatures use new technology to enhance their oversight of government is neglected in the existing literature. This study developed a framework of information capacity to explain how big data technology could contribute to stronger legislative budget oversight in China. The authors select Guangzhou as a case and found that the online budget supervision system in Guangzhou provided an opportunity for local people’s congresses in China to improve both their efficiency and effectiveness despite their lack of expertise and time. All things considered, the accountability of the entire budgeting system is being improved. However, China’s case may not be copied elsewhere. The use of big data technology requires a favourable environment and various resources. Both technological advances and behavioural change are likely to take a long time to accomplish.

Date: 2020
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/23276665.2020.1821727 (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:rapaxx:v:42:y:2020:i:4:p:274-289

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.tandfonline.com/pricing/journal/RAPA20

DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2020.1821727

Access Statistics for this article

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration is currently edited by Ian Thynne and Danny Lam

More articles in Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration from Taylor & Francis Journals
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Chris Longhurst ().