Governance reform, external support, and environmental regulation enforcement in rural China: The case of Guangdong province

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2008-2018

  Tang, Shui Yan ^a   Lo, Carlos Wing Hung ^b   Fryxell, Gerald E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

China; Environmental protection; Local environmental protection bureau; Regulatory enforcement; Societal support

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; POLLUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG;

EID: 77954385708     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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