Foreign Direct Investment, Governance, and the Environment in China [electronic resource] : Regional Dimensions /
Zhang, J.author.
This book links the environment and corruption with China's large inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI). It investigates the effects of economic development and foreign investment on pollution in China; the effects of corruption and governance quality on FDI location choice in China.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Structure of the book; Part I The Effects of Growth and FDI on the Environment in China; 2 Economic Growth, FDI, and the Environment in China; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Patterns of economic growth in China; 2.3 Trends and patterns of FDI in China; 2.4 Unbalanced distribution of FDI in China; 2.4.1 Main sources of FDI; 2.4.2 Forms of FDI; 2.4.3 Geographical distribution; 2.4.4 Sectoral distribution of FDI; 2.5 Conclusions
3 Environmental Quality in China3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Overview of the natural environment in China; 3.3 Water pollution; 3.4 Air pollution; 3.5 Solid waste pollution; 3.6 Costs of pollution; 3.7 Conclusions; 4 Literature Review on EKC and the Effects of FDI on the Environment; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Economic growth and the environment; 4.2.1 Theoretical principles; 4.2.2 Empirical studies; 4.2.3 Critiques of the EKC; 4.3 Effects of FDI on the environment; 4.3.1 Theoretical analysis; 4.3.2 Empirical studies; 4.3.3 Empirical studies related to China; 4.4 Conclusions
5 Growth, FDI, and the Environment: Evidence from Chinese Cities5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Background information on Chinese cities; 5.2.1 Economic development and FDI in Chinese cities; 5.3 Environmental quality in Chinese cities; 5.3.1 Water pollution; 5.3.2 Air pollution; 5.3.3 Industrial water and air pollutants; 5.4 Methodology; 5.4.1 Model specifications; 5.4.2 Data description; 5.4.3 Methodological issues; 5.5 Empirical results; 5.6 Conclusions and policy implications; Appendix 5.1 Variable definitions and data sources
Appendix 5.2 Cities in the sample (number of cities in subgroups in brackets)Part II The Effect of Environmental Regulations on FDI in China; 6 FDI and Environmental Regulations in China; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Regulatory framework of environmental protection in China; 6.3 Effects of environmental regulations; 6.4 Implementation of environmental regulations; 6.5 Conclusions; 7 Theoretical and Empirical Studies on FDI and Environmental Regulations; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Trade and investment theory and the environment; 7.3 Empirical literature on FDI and environmental regulations
7.3.1 Three frameworks of foreign direct investment7.3.2 Empirical evidence for the pollution haven hypothesis; 7.3.3 Empirical evidence on Chinese data; 7.4 Conclusions; 8 Do Intra-Country Pollution Havens Exist?; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Methodology; 8.2.1 Estimating models; 8.2.2 Data description; 8.2.3 Selection of estimators; 8.3 Empirical results; 8.4 Conclusions; Appendix 8.1 Variables definitions and data sources; Appendix 8.2 Normalization of the Share of the Environmental Investment; Appendix 8.3 Hausman specification test
Part III Corruption, Government, FDI, and the Environment in China
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book links the environment and corruption with China's large inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI). It investigates the effects of economic development and foreign investment on pollution in China; the effects of corruption and governance quality on FDI location choice in China.
Environmental policy.
Asia-Economic conditions.
Environmental economics.
Development economics.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Economic growth.
Environmental Politics.
Asian Economics.
Environmental Economics.
Development Economics.
Regional/Spatial Science.
Economic Growth.