As the largest developing country in the world, China has all the characteristics of a developing country. As a new theory of government management, Chinese public management scholars have not yet reached a consistent position and viewpoint, let alone formed a generally accepted concept.

Urban management majors train senior professionals with knowledge of modern management theories, techniques and methods and the ability to use these knowledge, who can engage in management work in administrative departments of institutions such as culture, education, sports, health, environmental protection and social insurance.

The employment direction of urban management can be engaged in urban management, urban planning and construction in party and government organs. Engaged in planning management in enterprises and institutions, and engaged in related teaching and research work in colleges and universities and scientific research institutions. ?

Introduction to Urban Management Urban management is a new comprehensive discipline that emerged in 1950s, which combines economics, management and urban planning. The major of urban management in Peking University is the only one in China at present, aiming at adapting to the needs of urbanization and cultivating high-quality talents. This major mainly trains senior management talents and senior teaching and scientific research talents for party and government organs, enterprises and institutions at the central and local levels, as well as scientific research and teaching institutions.

Public management is a subject that combines the practice of government departments and non-governmental organizations. It comes from the practice of public sector reform, including the government, which in turn guides the management activities of the public sector and is constantly improved and developed in this process. It is more realistic than traditional administration. Public management pays attention to the unity of fairness and efficiency, and the unity of public interests and private interests.

From the research object and scope, the subjects of public management are diverse, including both government departments and non-governmental organizations. Public administration has changed from internal orientation to external orientation, from attaching importance to institutions, processes and procedures to attaching importance to projects, results and performance, making the strategic management, performance evaluation and responsibility system of public administration open.

Public management is a multidisciplinary synthesis, which fully absorbs the theories and methods of political science, sociology and other contemporary disciplines, especially western economic theories and enterprise management methods, thus making the knowledge framework of public management more reasonable.