This paper uses Chinese data to examine the link between political connections and
pollution discharge by firms. Our empirical results show that political connections are the …

This book introduces readers to the current social and economic state of China since its
restructuring in 1949. Provides insights into the targeted institutional change that is occurring …

This chapter provides a review of China's economic growth since 1978. Studying China's
economic success may shed new light on the political economy of growth, the impacts of the …

The existing literature on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) fails to investigate the
spatial attribute of the “pollution halo” effect or to integrate the “pollution haven” effect. This …

Egypt has undergone significant economic liberalization under the auspices of the
International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, USAID, and the European Commission. Yet …

This book sets out to unravel and explain the puzzle of the global rise of China: how, in just
forty years, China has been quickly transformed from a poor, backward third-world country to …

Integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) is an important national strategy to
drive China's high-quality development. First, we discuss the influence mechanism of tax …

Cities help mitigate climate change and global warming. To help reduce carbon emissions
at the city-level, China launched a low-carbon city pilot (LCCP) project in 2010. From the …

Focusing on the county? the level of government primarily responsible for delivering public
services, managing local state-owned enterprises, and coordinating the economy? this …

Authoritarian local leaders face two driving forces in social policymaking: top‐down pressure
from the regime and bottom‐up motivations derived from local conditions. Existing studies …