Leadership and Capacity Building for Public Sector Executives: Proceedings from the 2nd Policy and Knowledge Summit between China and Latin America and the Caribbean

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Author
Manning, Nick
Date issued
Feb 2016
Editor
Lafuente, Mariano;
Manning, Nick
Subject
Public Administration;
Municipal Management;
Leadership;
Executive Leadership;
Public Employment
JEL code
N45 - Asia including Middle East;
M12 - Personnel Management • Executives; Executive Compensation;
J45 - Public Sector Labor Markets;
H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government;
H10 - Structure and Scope of Government: General
Country
China
Category
Discussion Papers
This discussion paper summarizes the proceedings at the Second China-Latin America and the Caribbean Policy and Knowledge Summit, focusing on leadership and capacity building for public sector executives. The event, sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Inter-American Development Bank, was held in Beijing and Shanghai, China in 2015. The paper discusses practices related to the management and training of public executives in China, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, and Peru, and provides a general context for these practices in OECD and Latin American and Caribbean countries. The Summit identified common challenges among the countries, despite the obvious differences in terms of size and history, such as finding a balance between political neutrality and technical capacity and ensuring high ethical standards to address low citizen trust in the public sector.