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Factors Influencing Participation in Bilateral Interprovincial Agreements

Evidence from China’s Pan Pearl River Delta

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ID6404533
AuthorsBin Chen (0000-0003-3287-934X, Baruch College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York, NY, USA), Jie Ma (0000-0003-4415-6747, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, corresponding author), Richard Feiock (0000-0001-5215-0391, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA), Liming Suo (Nankai University, Tianjin, China)
Year2019
Volume55
Issue3
Pages923-949
Publication date2019-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1078087418825002
OpenAlexW2914002953
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited52

China’s provincial governments increasingly participate in interprovincial agreements (IPAs) to address regional policy problems. Nevertheless, limited research investigates the determinants of a province’s propensity to engage in bilateral agreements with another province. This article uses network data and employs network regressions to investigate this question in the context of China’s Pan Pearl River Delta (PPRD) regional network governance. We assess the factors that influence participation of bilateral IPAs among PPRD members. Our findings provide evidence that interprovincial participation in bilateral agreements spanning seven policy domains is driven by geographic proximity, economic and political statuses, institutional similarity, and cross-province leadership posting

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Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
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