Environmental Protection Bureau Leadership at the Provincial Level in China: Examining Diverging Career Backgrounds and Appointment Patterns

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-63

  Kostka, Genia ^a  

^a FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agency; China; environmental protection; leadership; networks; policy implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874131045     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2012.752184     Document Type: Article

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