| ID | 186564 |
| Title Proper | Power Distribution and Distributive Politics in Local Developmental States |
| Other Title Information | Evidence from China's Subnational Land Fiscalization |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zhang, Qi ; Qi Zhang ; Hou, Linke |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Land fiscalization in China is a local development strategy intended to tilt the distribution of interests disproportionately toward local officials. We propose that the degree of power concentration among provincial Chinese leaders affects their need for support from lower-level bureaucrats. The more that power is dispersed among provincial leaders, the more they are incentivized to dispense benefits to local officials. To test this hypothesis, we used provincial-year panel data spanning 2003–2012 to examine how power concentration among provincial leaders affected land fiscalization within their jurisdictions. The empirical results robustly supported the hypothesis. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of East Asian Studies Vol. 22, No.2; Jul 2022: p.231 - 253 |
| Journal Source | Journal of East Asian Studies Vol: 22 No 2 |
| Key Words | China ; Distributive Politics ; Power Concentration ; Land Fiscalization |