The Open Public Value Account and Comprehensive Social Development: An Assessment of China and the United States

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21 May 2015

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Administration & Society

Vol. 49 (6) , 852-881
DOI:10.1177/0095399715587522

Abstract

Human society can be roughly divided into three spheres and each has different public values. While public values should be at the heart of public administration and social development, they are often significantly weakened by their philosophical ambiguity and immeasurability. This article seeks to clarify the nature of public values, how they are created, and how they can be measured. An open public value account is constructed as a policy tool for assessing as many public values as possible. It is used to examine the public values creation in China and the United States.

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