Chinese Environmental Governance: Dynamics, Challenges, and Prospects in a Changing Society

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Introduction: Dynamics, Challenges, and Opportunities in Making a Green China....Pages 1-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
A Survey of Environmental Deterrence in China’s Evolving Regulatory Framework....Pages 21-81
Does Cadre Turnover Help or Hinder China’s Green Rise? Evidence from Shanxi Province....Pages 83-110
Incentive Structures and Compatible Development in a Chinese Local State....Pages 111-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Environmental Management, Financing, and Performance in Chinese Firms: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey....Pages 125-139
Mind the Gap: The Role of Foreign-Invested Firms in Narrowing the Implementation Gap in China’s Environmental Governance....Pages 141-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Environmental Protests and Local Governance in Rural China....Pages 161-174
Environmental NGOs and Participative Governance: The Case of the PM2.5 Incident....Pages 175-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Firm Management and Environmental Organizational Violence in China....Pages 191-211
Socialization and Intergenerational Change of Environmental Consciousness in China....Pages 213-226
China’s Environmental Crisis and Confucianism: Proposing a Confucian Green Theory to Save the Environment....Pages 227-242
Back Matter....Pages 243-251