Structural changes of public expenditures in China

Abstract

This article describes structural developments of public expenditures in China in the past 30 years and demonstrates an increasing public's need for services in areas of education, health care, social security, and housing. Starting with a theory explaining the need to adjust the spending structure, the article specifies a proper proportion of public service expenditures in total governmental spending and discusses a possible path to this spending structure.

Citation

Zhu, Q. and Wang, X. (2011), "Structural changes of public expenditures in China", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 569-587. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-23-04-2011-B006