Building State Structure
Guomindang Institutional Rationalization during the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6008058 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morris L Bian (Auburn University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-71 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-7004 • E-ISSN: 1552-6836 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0097700404266435 |
| OpenAlex | W2013895885 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article examines Guomindang institutional rationalization during the Sino-Japanese War and its implications. The author argues that the war witnessed the most intensive Guomindang efforts of state building characterized by rationalization of state institutions. Drawing intellectual resources from theories of public administration in the United States, the Guomindang pushed for institutional rationalization by implementing a three-in-one administrative system through the integration of planning, execution, and assessment. The Guomindang succeeded in creating institutions of central planning and assessment and increased the rationalization of state institutions but failed to achieve the level of administrative efficiency it had hoped for. Guomindang institutional rationalization contributed to the Guomindang’s and the Communists’ recognition of the desirability of central planning and a planned economic system. It also began the process of designating political, economic, and administrative organizations as danwei
Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rationalization (economics · Sociology · State-building · Chinese history and philosophy · Law · Public Administration · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |