Guanxi and Local Green Development in China: The Role of Entrepreneurs and Local Leaders

by Chunhong Sheng

This book examines the factors which contribute to local green development in China and employs political ecology to analyze the relationship between power and the environment. Specifically, it looks at which actors control access to resources and are therefore able to promote environmental progress.

Following the reform and opening-up of China in the 1970s, entrepreneurs and local officials profited economically and politically and formed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367001977
• ISBN13: 9780367001971
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"