World Bank2012-06-112012-06-112007-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7665This report aims to assist the central government to design a strategy for improving public service delivery in rural areas, with a pilot to fast-track implementation of specific aspects of this strategy. In assessing current public service delivery in rural China, the report adopts a methodological framework that focuses on the accountability relationships among the four key stakeholders: the central government, local governments, service providers, and rural citizens. The report has analyzed the role of the four key stakeholders in the delivery of public services in rural areas, the accountability relationships among them, and how the central government guides these roles and accountability relationships. The report concluded that the system of providing rural public services is in a process of transition and that recent efforts have brought substantial improvements, with many benefits already tangible. It added that the government's continuing focus on strengthening rural public services is well justified and that an additional challenge is that the demands for public services in rural areas are changing rapidly. Moreover, the government faces many opportunities but also substantial challenges to further strengthen the system of public service delivery.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGALLOCATION OF RESOURCESAPPROPRIATE INCENTIVESAPPROPRIATIONSAUDITSBASIC EDUCATIONBLOCK GRANTSCENTRAL TRANSFERSCITIZENCITIZEN PARTICIPATIONCITIZENSCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SERVICECIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLINICSCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCONSOLIDATIONCULTURAL DEVELOPMENTDEBTDEBT RULESDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION MAKINGDEFICITSDEMOCRACYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIRECT FINANCINGDISCRETIONECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATIONAL FINANCEEMPLOYMENTENFORCEMENT MECHANISMSEQUALIZATIONEXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTSEXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIESFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFINANCIAL DATAFINANCIAL INCENTIVESFISCAL BALANCEFISCAL DEFICITSFISCAL GAPSFISCAL INFORMATIONFISCAL MANAGEMENTFISCAL PERFORMANCEFORMAL EDUCATIONGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONSGOVERNMENT OFFICIALGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT PROGRAMSHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE SYSTEMHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH REFORMHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SPENDINGHEALTH SYSTEMHOME AFFAIRSHOSPITALHOUSEHOLD LEVELHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLEGAL MIGRANTSILLNESSILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONIMPACT OF MIGRATIONINCOME SUPPORTINDUSTRIALIZATIONINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFLUENZAINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSINFORMATION SYSTEMINSURANCEINSURANCE SCHEMESINTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONSINTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERSINTERVENTIONINVESTIGATIONSLAWSLEADERSHIPLEGISLATIONLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSLOCAL FINANCELOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESLOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDINGLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL REVENUELOCAL SPENDINGLOCAL TAXESMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANDATESMATERNAL MORTALITYMEDICAL CAREMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMIGRATION POLICYMINISTERMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINORITYMODERNIZATIONMORAL HAZARDMORTALITYMUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTUREMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL BUDGETNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL EXPENDITURESNATIONAL GOALSNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL PRIORITIESNATIONAL PRIORITYNATURAL RESOURCESNUTRITIONAL STATUSOPERATING EXPENSESPACIFIC REGIONPATIENTPENSIONSPOLICY ANALYSISPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLITICIANSPOOR FAMILIESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREFECTURESPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPROFLIGACYPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTSPROVISION OF ASSISTANCEPROVISION OF EDUCATIONPROVISION OF SERVICESPUBLICPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICESPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC SERVICE PROVISIONPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREASPUBLIC SERVICES ­ IN RURAL AREASPUBLIC SPENDINGQUALITY CONTROLRECIPIENT GOVERNMENTSREFORM PROGRAMSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESOURCE ALLOCATIONSRESOURCE FLOWSRESPECTREVENUE MOBILIZATIONROADSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL PRODUCTIONRURAL RESIDENTSSANITATIONSCHOOL STUDENTSSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE QUALITYSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESTRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENTSUBNATIONAL BUDGETSSUBNATIONAL FINANCESUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSSUBVENTIONSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTAXTAX RATESTAX SHARINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETETANUSTRANSPARENCYTREASURYTUBERCULOSISUNFUNDED MANDATESURBAN AREASURBAN SERVICESURBANIZATIONUSER CHARGESWAGESWALKINGWORKERSWorld Bank10.1596/7665