Institutions, regulatory styles, society, and environmental governance in China - Lu, Yonghong (Routledge, 2014)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Institutional constraints -- Institutional reform and economic changes -- Service organization reform -- Enforcement styles and effectiveness -- Enforcement styles : regional variations -- Enforcement styles : changes over time -- Environmental agencies and public opinion -- Public participation and environmental impact assessment -- Environmental NGOs -- Corporate responses to stakeholder pressure -- Agency responses to stakeholder support and pressure
During the past three decades of rapid industrial growth, China has suffered from devastating environmental degradation. Most scholarly and popular publications have painted a rather pessimistic picture about the worrisome trend. Yet a somewhat more optimistic view has emerged in the past decade given the Chinese government's increased commitment to fighting industrial pollution, the public's increased concerns regarding the adverse effects of pollution, and domestic and international civil society's increased involvement in promoting environmental protection in China. Drawing