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The Audit of Public Policy in America: Analysis and Enlightenment

Xu Zhen
Abstract: At the end of 1970s, the new public management movement sprang up, which core feature being the
concern of the public sector efficiency and responsibility. This movement had far reaching impacts on the theory
and practice of management in the public sector. It not only promote the reform of budget management system,
but also lay a foundation for development of the theory and practice of public policy evaluation. Having been
developed for nearly a century, as an independent supervisory authority, GAO plays an increasingly important role
in Congressional and Federal Affairs. After introducing the process and analyzing the characteristics of the GAOs
auditing in public policy evaluation, we put forward a series of recommendations for Chinese national audit to
implement and realize the immune system function.
Keywords: public policy, audit, evaluation

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