The political regulation wave a case of how local incentives systematically shape air quality in China

Why has there been uneven success in reducing air pollution even in the same locality over time? This book offers an innovative theorization of how local political incentives can affect bureaucratic regulation. Using empirical evidence, it examines and compares the control of different air pollutant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shen, Shiran Victoria
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
Series:Cambridge studies on environment, energy and natural resources governance
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : an inconvenient truth
  • Theory of the political regulation wave
  • Local governance in China
  • The case of sulfur dioxide control
  • The case of fine particulate matter control
  • The tradeoffs of the political regulation wave
  • Conclusion : rethinking governance