Chinese Environmental Governance [electronic resource] : Dynamics, Challenges, and Prospects in a Changing Society /
Ren, Bingqiang.author.
Shou, H.editor.
In this edited volume, leading environmental policy experts from China, USA, and Europe provide a contemporary view of Chinese environmental policy, analyzing current discussions among various actors and agencies. The book covers a wide range of topics including the gap between national policy goals and their local implementation, cultural and social factors shaping political behavior, legal and political systems affecting environmental policy creation and execution, new societal forces participating in environmental policymaking and governance, and local state strategies tasked with navigating a mix of political, legal, and societal forces. Featuring in-depth, empirically-grounded analyses with interdisciplinary approaches, the book is ideal reading for scholars interested in the complex nature of balancing Chinese environmental sustainability and economic growth.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Dynamics, Challenges, and Opportunities in Making a Green China; Part I: Institutions and Policies in Environmental Governance; 2 A Survey of Environmental Deterrence in China's Evolving Regulatory Framework; 3 Does Cadre Turnover Help or Hinder China's Green Rise? Evidence from Shanxi Province; 4 Incentive Structures and Compatible Development in a Chinese Local State; PArt II: Firms and Environmental Regulation
5 Environmental Management, Financing, and Performance in Chinese Firms: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey6 Mind the Gap: The Role of Foreign-Invested Firms in Narrowing the Implementation Gap in China's Environmental Governance; Part III: Environmental Movements and Public Participation; 7 Environmental Protests and Local Governance in Rural China; 8 Environmental NGOs and Participative Governance: The Case of the PM2.5 Incident; Part IV: Social and Cultural Foundations of Environmental Governance; 9 Firm Management and Environmental Organizational Violence in China
10 Socialization and Intergenerational Change of Environmental Consciousness in China11 China's Environmental Crisis and Confucianism: Proposing a Confucian Green Theory to Save the Environment; Contributors; Index
Includes index.
In this edited volume, leading environmental policy experts from China, USA, and Europe provide a contemporary view of Chinese environmental policy, analyzing current discussions among various actors and agencies. The book covers a wide range of topics including the gap between national policy goals and their local implementation, cultural and social factors shaping political behavior, legal and political systems affecting environmental policy creation and execution, new societal forces participating in environmental policymaking and governance, and local state strategies tasked with navigating a mix of political, legal, and societal forces. Featuring in-depth, empirically-grounded analyses with interdisciplinary approaches, the book is ideal reading for scholars interested in the complex nature of balancing Chinese environmental sustainability and economic growth.
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