Institutional borrowing and chiefdomization in Chinese cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13135065 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Feng Deng (0000-0002-8277-4848, Chongqing Technology and Business University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-135 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2664-3286 • E-ISSN: 2667-3800 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ugj.2024.04.002 |
| OpenAlex | W4396768185 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The success of river chief system is spurring more types of chiefs in Chinese cities. This trend of chiefdomization can be viewed as a case of institutional borrowing: institutions in one field borrowing power from those in another field. In an authoritarian country, institutional borrowing often takes the form of imposing bureaucracy on natural resources and public goods, a change from open institutions to public institutions. It is argued that conditions for successful change include a collective “bad” being produced and severe mismatch between its consumer and producer. Several characteristics of the city make the institutional change difficult: people's high mobility, little mismatch between consumer and producer, difficulty in controlling open access as well as no physical collective good being produced. The case of chiefdomization in China illustrates the above analyses. Despite all the problems of chiefdomization, the trend may continue as long as bureaucracy remains a powerful institution in the country
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| Highly cited | No |