Driving factors of social policy diffusion in China

An event history analysis of public rental housing policy adoption

Bibliographic Data

ID12911006
AuthorsDanning Zhao (Shandong University), Zongfeng Sun (0000-0003-1625-4198, Shandong University, corresponding author), Runan Bi (Shandong University), Ben Ma (0000-0002-1179-7647, Shandong University)
Year2022
Volume17
Issue3
Pages589-610
Publication date2022-09-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Asian Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-6242 • E-ISSN: 1751-6234
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17516234.2022.2120866
OpenAlexW4295197101
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited60

Many studies have investigated the forces driving policy adoption. However, the process by which China’s social policies diffuse remains unclear. This study addressed this research gap by developing hypotheses that incorporated insights from competitive theories about policy diffusion. Applying the event history analysis method to data from 2008 to 2021, we found that factors such as administrative pressure, economic development, and housing investment impacted China’s Public Rental Housing Policy (PRHP) adoption more significantly than other factors like neighbour effect and leadership mobility. This study contributes to the theoretical literature on policy adoption by examining multiple competing research hypotheses

Business · China · Economic growth · Economics · Investment (military · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public housing · Public policy · Rental housing · Renting · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Policy and Administration Research

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