Table of Contents

1. An emerging Asian model of governance and transnational knowledge transfer: an introduction 2. Developing policy theories in South Korea: lessons from the advocacy coalition framework 3. The leadership of balancing control and autonomy in public sector networks: the case of Singapore 4. What motivates environmental leadership behaviour – an empirical analysis in Taiwan 5. Policy consulting in developing countries: evidence from the Philippines 6. Can state-owned holding (SOH) companies improve SOE performance in Asia? Evidence from Singapore, Malaysia and China 7. Public policy with Vietnamese characteristics: the case of the motorcycle industry

About the Author

Ting- Yan Wang is a Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She obtained her PhD from The University of Hong Kong. With wide research interests in knowledge transfer, governance, social policy, and poverty, she has published in prominent journals such as The China Quarterly and International Journal of Social Welfare.

Hong Liu is the Tan Lark Sye Chair Professor of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the School of Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His numerous articles have appeared in World Politics, Journal of Asian Studies, The China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. He is a Chief Editor of “Public Governance in Asia”, a series published by Routledge.