| ID | 172279 |
| Title Proper | Plunder and Paradiplomacy |
| Other Title Information | the Corruption of China's Decentralised State in Yunnan Province |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hess, Steve |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article conducts an investigation into Yunnan province to study the risks and opportunities associated with two institutional changes that have reshaped contemporary China: the decentralisation of power from the centre to provinces and the emerging agency of provinces in China's increasingly multilayered foreign policy. These changes have enabled Yunnan to develop a bridgehead strategy that positions the province as an economic corridor to the markets of Southeast Asia. While this has succeeded in fostering economic development, it has also created a complex set of transnational links that has contributed to the obstruction of central supervision, enabling local leaders to engage in regionalised corruption on a scale that has outpaced other Chinese provinces. |
| `In' analytical Note | China: An International Journal Vol. 18, No.2; May 2020: p.77-98 |
| Journal Source | China: An International Journal 2020-05 18, 2 |
| Key Words | Yunnan Province ; Plunder and Paradiplomacy ; Corruption of China's Decentralised State |