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Political Selection Tournament and Environmental Policy in China

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  • Eiji SAWADA

    (Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering)

  • Xu Yirui

    (Kaetsu University Faculty of Management and Economics)

Abstract

As a means to give local governments a strong incentive for economic development, Chinese government has been used "political selection tournament." This control resulted in encouraging economic growth on one hand; it still remains some arguments about converting to green growth in China. We therefore examined that point by analytical approach using the framework of "elimination tournament model" proposed by Rosen (1986). We found that putting much weight on environmental improving as a promotion criterion does not always make local governments eager to address the improvement of natural environment. We also found that such a situation can be avoided by combining budget control with personnel control.

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  • Eiji SAWADA & Xu Yirui, 2014. "Political Selection Tournament and Environmental Policy in China," Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series 2014-001, Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University.
    • Handle: RePEc:keo:dpaper:2014-001
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    1. Ke‐wei Cheng & Chen Feng & Yao Zhang, 2021. "Land price control and employee wages: A bunching analysis of factor cost transfer," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(4), pages 2477-2508, December.

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    Keywords

    Elimination tournament; personnel control; budget control; veto power; Green growth in China;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General

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