Why Did China’s Zero-Covid Policy Persist? Decision Urgency, Regime Type, and Political Opportunity Structures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12423267 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shu Keng (Zhejiang University), Lingna Zhong (Central China Normal University, corresponding author), Fang Xie (0009-0003-8071-1004, Central China Normal University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 146 |
| Pages | 206-222 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10670564.2023.2193143 |
| OpenAlex | W4360618858 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Despite soaring social costs, opposed professional opinions, and divergent foreign experiences, China still persisted with its Zero-COVID policy. Preexisting theories of policy change are unable to explain the continuation of China’s COVID policy. Corresponding to the three stages of policy making, implementation and adjustment, the authors propose a framework of three decision-making constraints: (1) decision urgency, (2) regime type, and (3) political opportunity structures, which are believed to jointly shape China’s policy against Omicron and obstruct Chinese decision-makers from adjusting it. This intensive case study enriches understanding of China’s COVID policy specifically and the policy process in China more generally
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · China · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Development economics · Economic system · Economics · Foreign policy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Zero (linguistics · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Law · Medicine · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |