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The political regulation wave, a case of how local incentives systematically shape air quality in China, Shiran Victoria Shen

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The political regulation wave, a case of how local incentives systematically shape air quality in China, Shiran Victoria Shen

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The political regulation wave

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1298714009

Responsibility statement

Shiran Victoria Shen

Series statement

Cambridge studies on environment, energy and natural resources governanceOpen Access e-Books

Sub title

a case of how local incentives systematically shape air quality in China

Summary

Why has there been uneven success in reducing air pollution even in the same locality over time? This book offers an innovative theorization of how local political incentives can affect bureaucratic regulation. Using empirical evidence, it examines and compares the control of different air pollutants in China-an autocracy-and, to a lesser extent, Mexico-a democracy. Making use of new data, approaches, and techniques across political science, environmental sciences, and engineering, Shen reveals that local leaders and politicians are incentivized to cater to the policy preferences of their superiors or constituents, respectively, giving rise to varying levels of regulatory stringency during the leaders' tenures. Shen demonstrates that when ambiguity dilutes regulatory effectiveness, having the right incentives and enhanced monitoring is insufficient for successful policy implementation. Vividly explaining key phenomena through anecdotes and personal interviews, this book identifies new causes of air pollution and proposes timely solutions..--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : an inconvenient truth -- Theory of the political regulation wave -- Local governance in China -- The case of sulfur dioxide control -- The case of fine particulate matter control -- The tradeoffs of the political regulation wave -- Conclusion : rethinking governance

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