| ID | 072724 |
| Title Proper | Mission possible? Chinese provincial congress deputies' involvement in an environmental dispute in Guangdong |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wang, Qing-Jie ; Wang, Mark Yaolin |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Despite its rubber-stamp image, the involvement of China's unicameral legislature (People's Congress, PC) in the country's environmental governance has become more visible in recent years. Using an environmental dispute taking place in the county-city of Sihui, Guangdong Province as a case study, this paper examines how the congress deputies at the provincial level were involved in the domestic environmental controversy, which comprised a landmark congressional inquiry into the provincial environmental authorities. Through dissecting the practice and behaviour of the Guangdong Provincial PC and its deputies in relation to the environmental dispute settlement, the paper recognises the inquiry as an achievement test, and unravels the political and institutional roots of China's environmental governance from a congressional perspective. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asia Pacific Viewpoint Vol. 47, No. 2; Aug 2006: p195-216 |
| Journal Source | Asia Pacific Viewpoint Vol: 47 No 2 |
| Key Words | China ; Environmental Dispute ; Guangdong ; People's Congress |