Journal ArticleUrban Affairs Review · November 1, 2024
Amalgamations in democratic settings often result in disadvantages for small and peripheral units, as their political power diminishes in the merged jurisdictions. This article extends the discussion to China by assessing the economic outcomes of county-le ...
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Journal ArticleJournal of Contemporary China · January 1, 2023
County-to-district mergers (chexian gaiqu), a major form of ’administrative division adjustment’ (ADA), have occurred with striking frequency across Chinese cities in recent decades. Despite the high stakes of county mergers, scholars have yet to systemati ...
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Journal ArticleGlobal Public Policy and Governance · June 1, 2022
Governments often change their internal territorial divisions to pursue either political or governance goals. Over the recent decades, territorial reforms of splitting local government units, known as government fragmentation, have gained popularity in the ...
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Journal ArticleEconomic History of Developing Regions · January 1, 2021
Does the legacy of direct colonial rule, through its impact on property rights security, affect rural development in Africa? Although mainstream economic theory links secure property rights to development, extant micro-level evidence from the continent rem ...
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Journal ArticleCritical Policy Studies · April 2, 2016
Deliberative policy analysis (DPA), which embraces increased public involvement and rejects technocracy, seems naturally to be connected to democratic political systems. Why, then, and how has DPA developed in China, an authoritarian country? This forum pi ...
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