How to Evaluate Administrative Performance of Morality Policy? A Case of Taiwan Local Governments’ Animal Protection
Chuanghsien Wu *
Abstract
Every time when government tries to give legitimacy to some kinds of morality (such as gay marriage or legalizing abortion), it has to face criticisms from the outside world. That makes it difficult not only to implement a policy, but also to evaluate administrative performance.
In this study, the author applies Delphi and AHP method to the research and makes some conclusions. It is demonstrated that, in the past, animal-protection administrative indicators focused too much on the “input-oriented” perspective. Though it has also involved “performance-oriented”, “result-oriented” and “civil-drive oriented” perspectives, it still neglects “context-oriented” perspectives. When Taiwan is increasingly confronted with various morality issues, it has to concentrate more on “context-oriented” indicators so that these difficulties caused by morality policy (including animal protection policy) can be solved.
Keywords: morality, morality policy, evaluation indicator, animal protection
* Associate professor, Department of Public Administration and Management, National University of Tainan, e-mail: wuchuanghsien@gmail.com.