Decentralization is often hailed as a means of improving economic policy because it
improves the flexibility of policy-making. This article explains why arguments in favor of …

In any discussion of China's decentralization and local governance, three aspects deserve
special attention. First, China is a large country with five levels of government. Below the …

How has China achieved rapid economic growth in the post-Mao era? And how has
economic modernization changed the state structure? This study takes an institutional …

This paper is an attempt to present an analysis of China's decentralization and local
governance practices, the dilemmas rooted in the current institution. We argue that the …

This paper studies the relationship between decentralization and the success of reform in
China. We argue that a particular form of decentralization—called market-preserving …

Many scholars attribute China's market reforms and the remarkable economic performance
they have fostered in part to the country's political and fiscal decentralization. Political …

This article examines the congruent and conflicting effects of fiscal decentralization and
power devolution—two main types of decentralization in post‐reform China—in order to …

In the 1980s fiscal reform in China provided localities with strong incentives and a
heightened capacity to pursue industrial growth. As a result, local governments have …

In this paper, based on an account of recent economic history of in China, we explore the
institutional background and inter-government relationship both in the pre-reform and …

Fiscal decentralization introduced as part of China's economic reform since 1979 has
unleashed strong incentives for China's local governments to pursue economic …