Downsize government to raise efficiency
Updated: 2013-07-22 15:34
(chinadaily.com.cn)
|
|||||||||
Authorities should first reform the government's functions and restrict civil servants' privileges to create efficiency, according to a China Business News column (excerpts below).
To streamline the government and improve its efficiency, the State Council required some newly established government departments to clarify each civil servant's responsibilities and stabilize the number of employees.
The government has carried out similar reforms several times since 1980s but the problem has become much more serious. Some civil servants were reportedly spending several hours a day playing online games in Guangdong province, according to local disciplinary authority.
Being a civil servant means having a stable job with a good salary, high social status and ideal welfare. Local governments take on a lot of responsibilities that should be viewed according to international conventions.
But if the central government really wants to make the Chinese government "lose weight", the government must first transform China's economic growth model and upgrade its industrial structure.
Judicial authorities must also strengthen the supervision over civil servants.
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
Families feel the pull of 'gravity' |
Party seeks to boost ties with the public |
Conundrum over sexual bribery |
Bar street heaven for expats, hell for locals |
Chinese Haute Couture |
Railway cities staying on track |
Today's Top News
Knife attack injures 4 in Beijing
Yuan gains 34% against USD in past 8 years
Live Report: 54 dead, over 300 injured in quake
Hard landing of China economy no topic at G20
US Navy drops bombs on Australia's reef
Woman jailed in Dubai after reporting rape
Guangdong to probe airport bomber's allegations
Police meets GSK representative after scandal
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |