| ID | 124164 |
| Title Proper | China's adaptation challenges-a critical assessment of China's ability to facilitate a strategic shift towards a low-carbon economy by applying the structure-agency framework |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ploberger, Christian |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | China's reform/opening process has been exceptionally successful at generating lasting economic growth and in lifting millions of people out of absolute poverty. However, this success came at a significant price. Environmental degeneration represents one critical issue. Other serious topics include an increasing income and development gap between and within provinces, and between rural and urban areas. A proposed shift towards a low-carbon economy seems to provide an answer in addressing this complex environmental-development challenge. However, decisions on a future course of action are not made in a political, economic or social vacuum, instead decisions are made in the context of a particular structural environment, which restricts the options available for actors. Applying a structure-agency approach will help to identify and highlight the existing structural challenges inherent within China's development strategy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 22, No.84; Nov 2013: p.1028-1047 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 22, No.84; Nov 2013: p.1028-1047 |
| Key Words | China ; China's Reform ; Economic Growth ; Poverty ; Development Challenge ; China's Development Strategy ; Low - Carbon Economy |