| ID | 120813 |
| Title Proper | Controlling local environmental performance |
| Other Title Information | an analysis of three national environmental management programs in the context of regional disparities in China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wanxin Li ; Higgins, Paul |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Whether government has the political will and capacity to control pollution is crucial for environmental outcomes. A vast country such as China, with centralized policymaking but idiosyncratic local implementation of environmental regulations and drastic regional disparities in wealth, raises the question of how does the central government stimulate local environmental commitment to accommodate such diversity? In exploring this issue, this paper compares three national environmental management programs that are used as influencing and bargaining tools between the central and local governments of China: Quantitative Examination of Comprehensive Control of Urban Environment (1989), Model City for Protecting the Environment (1997) and pilot Green Gross Domestic Product (2005). Although the introduction of these schemes represents an important step forward in addressing demanding environmental issues their impact is found to be mixed. However, each scheme also has something important to offer to this particular realm of environmental management and by recognizing and compiling their comparative advantages a number of policy implications for future local commitment towards and capacity for environmental protection can be provided. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 22, No.81; May 2013: p.409-427 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 22, No.81; May 2013: p.409-427 |
| Key Words | China ; Environmental Regulations ; Environmental Management Programs ; Comprehensive Control of Urban Environment |