Authoritarian but responsive: Local regulation of industrial energy efficiency in Jiangsu, China

被引:19
作者
Zhu, Junming [1 ]
Chertow, Marian R. [2 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Sch Publ Policy & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China
[2] Yale Univ, Sch Forestry & Environm Studies, Ctr Ind Ecol, 195 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Chinese energy policy; decentralized authoritarianism; policy implementation; regulatory enforcement; ENVIRONMENTAL-POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS; ENFORCEMENT STYLES; INTENSITY; PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; OFFICIALS; GUANGZHOU; IMPACTS; REFORM;
D O I
10.1111/rego.12172
中图分类号
D9 [法律]; DF [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
Regulatory behavior and effectiveness in authoritarian settings are subject to alternative characterizations. By tracing enforcement processes through a variety of case studies, this article proposes and refines a new model, at least with respect to energy efficiency regulations in China: authoritarian but responsive. Local rulemaking and operationalization is authoritarian, with strong and coordinative bodies of regulation, strategic plans, and active involvement of local authorities. Local authorities, however, often find themselves facing a welter of laws imposed on companies that create competing priorities for these local officials who then must struggle to find pragmatic solutions. On numerous occasions, such satisficing behavior by local officials makes them responsive to the performance and demands of regulated firms. Embedded in the decentralized authoritarian context, the authoritarian but responsive approach is found to be a rational choice of local governments and different from previous conceptualizations. It helps local governments coordinate across a diverse array of regulatory issues. Drawing on environmental enforcement in China, the model provides consistent explanations for the seemingly changing and discretionary enforcement incidents.
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页码:384 / 404
页数:21
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