A comparative review for understanding elite interest and climate change policy in China

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• 作者：Kyae Lim Kwon ; Robert J. Hanlon
• 刊名：Environment, Development and Sustainability
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：18
• 期：4
• 页码：1177-1193
• 全文大小：442 KB
• 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
• 刊物主题：Environment
  Environmental Management
  Economic Growth
  Ecology
  Economic Geology
  Environmental Economics
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-2975
• 卷排序：18

文摘

China’s climate change policy has rapidly evolved from one of neglect to necessity with sinologists drawing on a wide range of theories in trying to explain this shift. The rising influence of citizens' movements coupled with international pressure are often cited as significant drivers behind the government’s evolving climate change strategy. But can the influence of public pressure and international lobbying offer a complete explanation for the government’s dramatic policy changes? In this article, we advance theoretical pluralism where three contending schools of thought are made complementary to offer distinct explanations for understanding the mechanisms and rationale for Beijing’s elite-driven climate change policy. In brief, by bridging three separate theoretical streams including rational choice theory, authoritarian environmentalism and advocacy coalition framework, we show that the interests of elites in China’s upper political echelon are the driving force behind the country’s climate change policy.KeywordsChinaClimate changeElitesRational choice theoryAuthoritarianismAdvocacy coalition frameworkPublic policy