Chinese Managers Learn Lessons in a Georgia Jail and Other Sites
Twenty-five visiting Chinese public servants found themselves in a Georgia jail December 3. Fortunately, they were there as part of the China Public Management Training Program, a learning experience coordinated by the Vinson Institute's International Center.
The delegation was made up of provincial and city managers from the Jiangxi province. During their visit November 29–December 11, the delegation engaged in training and a number of cultural experiences around Georgia and Washington, D.C., designed to make them more effective public servants.
In addition to touring the Al Burruss State Prison in Forsyth, Georgia, they went to the state capitol and the CNN Center in Atlanta, the Native American and Early American Museum at Reinhardt College, and the Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce in Brunswick. In D.C., the managers visited Capitol Hill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Smithsonian Museum.
Training sessions conducted by Vinson Institute faculty and others added to the education of the program participants. The visitors learned about public administration in the United States and how local governments handle their finances and budgets, public safety, rural development, and corrections.
The International Center has conducted the China Public Management Training Program for over a decade, introducing hundreds of Chinese managers to the practices of local governments in the United States.
