| Abstract: | This paper mainly discusses the priority of public affairs in Taichung county. The literature review was used to establish the hierarchy of county public affairs. The questionnaire was designed according to analytical hierarchy process (AHP). The leading members and councilors in different level of governments were chosen to realize the weight of six major hierarchies including society security, health care, social welfare, education/culture, environmental protection and government administration. The findings are shown as follows.
1. The six major hierarchies in Taichung county were in the order: society security, health care, social welfare, education/culture, environmental protection and government administration.
2.In the major hierarchy of social security, the priorities were in the order: security,
evacuation, road maintenance, traffic establishment and labor?s safety and health.
3.In the major hierarchy of health care, the priorities were in the order: food sanitation, disease control, national health insurance, medical quality management and health propaganda.
4.In the major hierarchy of social welfare, the priorities were in the order: social assistance, woman and children?s welfare, aging people?s welfare, labor?s welfare and welfare for mentally and physical disabled people.
5.In the major hierarchy of education and culture, the priorities were in the order: primary education, special education, social education, heritage conservation and maintenance and art promotion.
6.In the major hierarchy of environmental protection, the priorities were in the order: air and noise quality, solid waste management, nature and soil conservation, park management and recreation and tour.
7.In the major hierarchy of government executive, the priorities were in the order: urban and rural plants, industrial development, county finance management and information services. |
