From a comparative gesture to structured comparison

An analysis of air pollution control in Beijing and Delhi

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ID12913577
AuthorsXuefei Ren (0000-0003-3187-2226, Michigan State University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume13
Issue3
Pages461-473
Publication date2020-06-22
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1752-1386 • E-ISSN: 1752-1378
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/cjres/rsaa017
OpenAlexW3069754816
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited46

Drawing upon the scholarship in historical-comparative sociology, this article presents some guidelines for theoretically structured urban comparison by spotlighting four methodological issues: case selection, causality, historical analyses and wider implications. This is demonstrated with a comparative analysis of air pollution control in Beijing and Delhi. The analysis finds that Beijing’s clean air campaign features a territorial logic, centring on territorial institutions and authorities, while Delhi’s clean air campaign features an associational logic, led by environmental NGOs in conjunction with the judiciary

Air pollution · Archaeology · Beijing · Centring · China · Control (management · Geography · Metropolitan area · New delhi · Political science · Scholarship · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Computer Science · Engineering · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Urban Planning and Governance · Law · Pollution

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