UID:
almahu_9949447726402882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009152655 (ebook)
Serie:
Cambridge studies in law and society
Inhalt:
China's green transition is often perceived as a lesson in authoritarian efficiency. In just a few years, the state managed to improve air quality, contain dissent, and restructure local industry. Much of this was achieved through top-down, 'blunt force' solutions, such as forcibly shuttering or destroying polluting factories. This book argues that China's blunt force regulation is actually a sign of weak state capacity and ineffective bureaucratic control. Integrating case studies with quantitative evidence, it shows how widespread industry shutdowns are used, not to scare polluters into respecting pollution standards, but to scare bureaucrats into respecting central orders. These measures have improved air quality in almost all Chinese cities, but at immense social and economic cost. This book delves into the negotiations, trade-offs, and day-to-day battles of local pollution enforcement to explain why governments employ such costly measures, and what this reveals about a state's powers to govern society.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Jan 2023).
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Introduction: Clean Air at What Cost? -- Blunt Force Regulation -- Why Blunt Force Regulation?-- Blunt Force Regulation and Bureaucratic Control -- The Impact of Blunt Force Regulation -- What are the Alternatives? -- Managing the Risks -- Comparative Implications -- Conclusion.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9781009152648
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009152655
