The Incentive to Innovate? The Behavior of Local Policymakers in China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11366-017-9512-9
Abstract: Despite playing a key contributing role in China’s economic reforms and the Party’s regime durability, there has been a noted reduction in local policy experimentation. Using semi-structured interviews with policymakers in Beijing, Zhejiang and Shenzhen,… read more here.
Keywords: policy; policy experimentation; innovate behavior; local officials ... See more keywords
Does the Political Promotion of Local Officials Impede Corporate Innovation?
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DOI: 10.1080/1540496x.2019.1613223
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of government officials’ political promotion on the innovation of local firms in China. We find that local firms tend to avoid risky long-term investment in innovation when local government… read more here.
Keywords: promotion; innovation; local officials; officials impede ... See more keywords
Local Officials’ Perceptions of Climate Victim Management Challenges on Bangladesh’s Southeast Coast
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DOI: 10.3390/cli10070105
Abstract: In Bangladesh, extreme weather events displace about one million people each year. The national government resettles these climate victims by allocating houses in so-called cluster villages. This paper examines how local disaster management officials manage… read more here.
Keywords: questionnaire survey; management challenges; climate victim; local officials ... See more keywords
Effect of Watering down Environmental Regulation on Residents’ Health in China: A Quasi-Natural Experiment of Local Officials’ Promotion Motivation
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416770
Abstract: Environmental performance is increasingly important in promoting officials, whose pursuit of promotions and related behavior may affect the health of residents in their jurisdictions. In this study, we spatially matched Chinese river water quality monitoring… read more here.
Keywords: health; river; residents health; local officials ... See more keywords
Communication with Local Officials, Self-Efficacy, and Individual Disaster Preparedness: A Case Study of Rural Northwestern China
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DOI: 10.3390/su12135354
Abstract: Promoting individual disaster preparedness is one of the most effective ways to reduce disaster risk. Effective disaster risk communication is widely known to motivate individuals to take protective measures. However, the mechanisms underlying the communication… read more here.
Keywords: communication; disaster preparedness; self efficacy; local officials ... See more keywords
LOCAL OFFICIALS AND REGIONAL TOURISM ECONOMIES
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DOI: 10.3727/108354222x16679373218172
Abstract: This study adopts the paradigm of upper echelons theory (UET) and establishes a novel dataset covering the main characteristics of prefecture-level party secretaries in southwest China to investigate the association between local top officials’ traits… read more here.
Keywords: party; tourism; officials regional; regional tourism ... See more keywords