This book, based on empirical and quantitative research, assesses the development of openness in government affairs in China. The content is divided into five parts, namely a general report, special reports, assessment reports on government transparency, reports on the openness of government in specific fields and how openness in government affairs is locally practiced.
Covering the country as a whole, the general report summarizes significant aspects of openness in government affairs at all levels regarding, e.g. decision-making, law enforcement, management, service, policy interpretation and responding to public concerns. In addition, the general report reveals some current problems and provides an outline of openness in government affairs for the future.
Focusing on decision-making, social assistance, environmental protection, transport, education and other fields closely related to public interest and social attention, the book subsequently summarizes a number of special works concerning openness in government affairs. Furthermore, it conducts a special study on the standardized work of openness in government affairs, which has been actively pursued by departments of the State Council and local governments.
In order to provide representative coverage on openness in government affairs, the book combines innovative measures, experiences and problems, while also sharing an in-depth analysis of the difficulties involved in openness for local governments, including examples from several provinces and cities.
He Tian is Director of Rule of Law Index, CASS, Researcher of Institute of Law, CASS, Principal Researcher of the rule of law index innovation project, Editor-in-Chief of Blue Book of Rule of Law, Member of the Information Technology Expert Advisory Committee of the Supreme People's Court and Special Advisory Expert of the Supreme People's Court. Her main research fields are criminal rule of law, positive jurisprudence and judicial system.
Yanbin Lv is Deputy Director of Rule of Law Index, CASS, Researcher of Institute of Law, CASS, Director of the State of the Law Research Office, Executive Researcher of the rule of law index innovation project and Executive Editor of Blue Book of Rule of Law. His main research fields areadministrative law, information law and positive jurisprudence.
Chapter 1. Openness of Government Affairs in China: Development in 2017 and Prospect in 2018.- Chapter 2. Present Situation and Prospect of Pre-disclosure of Policy Decision (2017).- Chapter 3. Present Situation, Problems and Reply for the Standardization of Openness of Government Affairs (2017).- Chapter 4. Research Report on Government Responses to Social Concerns (2017).- Chapter 5. Assessment Report on Information Disclosure of Social Assistantce.- Chapter 6. Assessment Report on Openness of Government Affairs in Anhui.- Chapter 7. Experience and Future of Environmental Information Disclosure.- Chapter 8. Practice and Prospect of Transport Information Disclosure.- Chapter 9. Practice and Effects of Transparency of Education.- Chapter 10. Investigation Report on Comprehensive Openness of Government.- Affairs in Beijing.- Chapter 11. Progress of Openness of Government Affairs in Shanghai.- Chapter 12. Investigation Report on Openness of Government Affairs in Guizhou.- Chapter 13. Practice of Improving the Ability of Social Governance with Openness of Government Affairs in Sichuan.- Chapter 14. Practice and Exploration of Improving the Actual Effect of Openness of Government Affairs in Anhui.- Chapter 15. Practice and Prospect of Response to Public Sentiments about Government in Shaanxi.- Chapter 16. Practice and Effects of Openness of Government Affairs in Fuzhou.
