Policy learning and central-local relations: A case study of the pricing policies for wind energy in China (from 1994 to 2009)

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 216-232

  Ngar yin Mah, Daphne ^a,b   Hills, Peter R ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Central local relations; China; Energy pricing; Policy learning; Wind policy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CENTRAL-LOCAL RELATIONS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY REFORM; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHANGHAI; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84902838982     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.1639     Document Type: Article

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