We use data from a large survey of Chinese firms to investigate whether local government
efforts to facilitate market development improve firm efficiency. Both government provision of …

Natural resources, especially forests, are critical to China's sustainable development. In
recent years, effective utilization of forest resources has become a significant concern in …

This study proposes an integrative approach to corporate nonmarket strategy by examining
how corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate political activities (CPAs) …

За четыре десятилетия после смерти «великого кормчего» Мао Цзэдуна Китай
превратился в собственную противоположность–отсталая и замкнутая аграрная …

How does the vertical power structure of government shape innovation adoption? This study
explores the relationship between administrative centralization and the adoption of local …

Chinese banks have been making headlines recently, but what lies beneath? Banking in
China appears different. What explains the current arrangement? What can we expect from …

This article describes how China uses evaluation ratings and monitoring as incentives in
order to foster the implementation of environmental policies at the local level. It is argued …

Retrofitting Leninism explains, through the lens of China, how open governance and
modern information technology come together to sustain a tightly controlled but socially …

In recent years, one of the most important and innovative policy initiatives introduced by the
Chinese government in the field of environmental protection and ecological civilization …

Central–local relations are a matter of great importance to developmentalists because they
highlight an intriguing puzzle in public administration especially in large states: how policies …