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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

Shiran Victoria Shen
Shiran Victoria Shen
Affiliation:
Stanford University, California

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The Political Regulation Wave
A Case of How Local Incentives Systematically Shape Air Quality in China
 , pp. ix - xi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022
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Contents

  1. List of Figures

  2. List of Tables

  3. Preface and Acknowledgments

  4. List of Abbreviations and Units

  5. 1Introduction: An Inconvenient Truth

    1. 1.1Air Pollution Kills: Particulates Matter!

    2. 1.2Containing the Invisible Killer: Variation in Success

    3. 1.3Existing Explanations for Pollution Patterns and Their Limitations

      1. 1.3.1The Economy, Stupid!

      2. 1.3.2Unsustainable Environmental Planning

      3. 1.3.3Police Patrols Undermined

    4. 1.4Toward a Generalizable Theory

    5. 1.5Methods of Inquiry

      1. 1.5.1Qualitative Research

      2. 1.5.2Quantitative Research

    6. 1.6Intended Audiences and Scholarly Contributions

    7. 1.7Policy Relevance

    8. 1.8Roadmap for the Book

  6. 2Theory of the Political Regulation Wave

    1. 2.1Beijing’s Olympic Blue

    2. 2.2Political Sources of Local Policy Waves

    3. 2.3Theoretical Framework

      1. 2.3.1Local Discretion and Control over the Bureaucracy

      2. 2.3.2Incentive-Based Policy Prioritization throughout Tenure

      3. 2.3.3High-Conflict, Low-Ambiguity Policy

    4. 2.4Empirical Context

      1. 2.4.1Local Political Discretion and Control over the Bureaucracy

      2. 2.4.2Nomenklatura and Preferred Implementation Pattern for Key Policies

      3. 2.4.3High-Conflict, Low- and Medium-Ambiguity Air Pollution Control Policies

    5. 2.5Testable Implications

    6. 2.6Conclusion

  7. 3Local Governance in China

    1. 3.1Political Structure and Environmental Governance in China

    2. 3.2Party Secretaries, We Get the Job Done!

    3. 3.3Nomenklatura and Its Effect on Implementation

      1. 3.3.1The Nomenklatura Political Personnel Management System

      2. 3.3.2The Logic behind a Strategic Implementation

    4. 3.4Forging a Political Regulation Wave

      1. 3.4.1Promotion, Irresistible

      2. 3.4.2Different Eras, Different Priorities: From the Economy and Stability to the Environment

      3. 3.4.3Strategic Planning

      4. 3.4.4Regulatory Forbearance and the Reversal of Fortune

    5. 3.5Conclusion

  8. 4The Case of Sulfur Dioxide Control

    1. 4.1SO2 and Its Control Policies: Directives and Measures

    2. 4.2Empirical Implications for SO2 Regulation

    3. 4.3Research Design

    4. 4.4Empirical Evidence

    5. 4.5Conclusion

  9. 5The Case of Fine Particulate Matter Control

    1. 5.1Make the Sky Blue Again

      1. 5.1.1Coal Phaseout and Renewable Energy

      2. 5.1.2Clean Production and Industrial Pollution Reduction

      3. 5.1.3Environmental Impact Assessment of Projects

      4. 5.1.4Clean Transportation and the Promotion of New Energy Vehicles

      5. 5.1.5The Curbing of Overcapacity

      6. 5.1.6Strengthened Monitoring and Transparency

    2. 5.2Data and Measures

      1. 5.2.1Measuring PM2.5

      2. 5.2.2Measuring Economic Development

    3. 5.3Empirical Evidence

      1. 5.3.1Before PM2.5 Control Became Part of Cadre Evaluation

      2. 5.3.2After PM2.5 Control Became Part of Cadre Evaluation

    4. 5.4Alternative Mechanisms

      1. 5.4.1Bureaucratic Capture

      2. 5.4.2Rent-Seeking

    5. 5.5Conclusion

  10. 6The Tradeoffs of the Political Regulation Wave

    1. 6.1The Tradeoffs of the Political Pollution Wave

      1. 6.1.1Competent Leaders, Booming Economy, and Jobs

      2. 6.1.2Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?

    2. 6.2The Tradeoffs of the Political Environmental Protection Wave

      1. 6.2.1Making a Blue Sky

      2. 6.2.2The Price You Pay

    3. 6.3Conclusion

  11. 7Conclusion: Rethinking Local Governance and Accountability

    1. 7.1External Validity

      1. 7.1.1Air Quality Trends and Policies in Mexico

      2. 7.1.2How Mexican State Governors Can Influence Air Quality

      3. 7.1.3Research Design and Empirical Findings

      4. 7.1.4The Tradeoffs of Political Pollution Waves in Mexico

    2. 7.2Summary and Implications

      1. 7.2.1Summary of Results

      2. 7.2.2Implications and Contributions: Narrow and Broad

    3. 7.3Policy Recommendations and the Future of Environmental Governance

      1. 7.3.1Policy Recommendations

      2. 7.3.2The Future of Environmental Governance

  12. Appendix

  13. References

  14. Index

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