Do policy coordination dynamics matter? A quantitative analysis perspective on China's scientific and technological policy evolution

Yu Yang and Nur Ajrun Khalid
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Yu Yang: School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, MALAYSIA
Nur Ajrun Khalid: School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, MALAYSIA

Journal of Information Economics, 2023, vol. 1, issue 2, 50-64

Abstract: Even though policy coordination is one of the oldest challenges that governments have to confront, as problems evolve and "New Public Management" concepts emerge, it has become even more essential. The current literature on policy coordination among government agencies, however, shows little regarding the way coordination is managed under centralized political systems. This study, based on the science and technology (S&T) policy documents issued by China's central government agencies between 1978 and 2020, provides a quantitative and dynamic analysis of the coordination of policies in China and presents a comprehensive overview of policy coordination paths and processes in centralized political systems. As a result, it provides a way that contributes to the analytical methods available for quantitatively analyzing policy documents. On the other hand, the key findings of the study show that, first, state council-administered ministries have taken the lead in coordinating policy while other types of organizations have collaborated in more subordinate capacities. Second, national themes that are democratic and driven by demand have been the core concern of coordination activities, such as social development, high-tech industrialization, and rural S&T. Third, policy coordination has evolved continuously and has mostly contributed to interpreting macrostrategies and implementing more specific implementation measures.

Keywords: Policy Coordination; Scientific and Technological Policy; New Public Management; Quantitative Analysis; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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