Год выпуска: 2013 Автор: Liguang Liu Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 216 ISBN: 9783659334467
Описание
This research utilizes the policy network approach to explore China’s climate change mitigation policy-making process. Three cases are selected to illuminate structural and interactive features of the specific policy network settings in shaping different policy arrangements and influencing the outcomes in the Chinese context. The historical analysis of the policy process uses both primary data from interviews and secondary data from relevant literature. The study finds that the Chinese central government dominates domestic climate change policy making. However, expanded action networks involving actors at all levels have emerged in correspondence to the needs of diverse policy arrangements. In conclusion, the research suggests that the policy network approach provides a useful tool for studying China’s climate change policy-making process. The involvement of various state and societal actors has shaped new relations and affected the policy outcomes and changes. In addition, the study...
