The State of China’s Environmental Governance After the 17th Party Congress |
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Authors: | Wu Joshua Su-Ya |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Political Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA |
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Abstract: | To redress its deteriorating environment, Chinese leaders have elevated the environmental agenda in its political discourse,
especially at the recent 17th Party Congress. In this article, I answer whether the changes and reforms enacted at the 17th
Party Congress and codified in the National Eleventh Five-year Plan for Environmental Protection (PEP) address the flaws of
the Chinese environmental governance regime. First I identify the critical shortcomings of China’s environmental governance.
Then I examine the PEP, focusing on the reforms that correspond with each of these shortcomings. I find that the PEP reforms
are insufficient in addressing the shortcomings of the Chinese environmental governance regime. However, in examining empirical
evidence, I find that despite almost non-existent institutional reforms, China’s environmental performance has improved. Finally,
in the conclusion, I summarize my findings, examine the implications of the paradoxical increase in environmental performance
without corresponding governance reform, and suggest areas of future research. |
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