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Recentralization and the long-lasting effect of campaign-style enforcement

From the perspective of authority allocation

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ID4875504
AuthorsDi Dong (0000-0002-2993-4232, Chongqing University), Ran (0000-0001-6022-5517, Chongqing University, corresponding author), Bingsheng Liu (0000-0002-8663-8026, Chongqing University), Jinfeng Zhang (0000-0001-8131-552X, Chongqing University), Chengcheng Song (0000-0001-6228-3972, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics), Jing Wang (0000-0002-7594-8539, Chongqing University)
Year2024
Volume41
Issue1
Pages239-275
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of Policy Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ropr.12548
OpenAlexW4361272359
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited103

This paper discusses whether the effect of campaign-style enforcement can surpass the short term from the perspective of authority allocation. Based on the theory of authority allocation, we establish an explanatory framework for the impact of authority allocation on the effect of campaign-style enforcement. We argue that, through authority allocation, the central government has both formal authority and real authority, which helps to extend the effect of campaign-style enforcement beyond the short term. We empirically studied the regulatory compliance in China's environmental administrative talk from 2014 to 2016. Statistical findings supported by robustness checks confirm our theoretical hypotheses. Further analysis shows that campaign-style enforcement can be more effective when local officials have longer tenure, higher levels of education, or older age. Our paper shows that authority recentralization on specific issues can bridge the conflict of policy goals between central and local governments, prolonging the effect of campaign-style enforcement

Business · Economics · Enforcement · Political science · Public economics · Regulatory authority · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology

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