China has shifted control over resources and decision making to local governments and enterprises as the result of the … background, this paper discusses a variety of tactics that China's central government has been using to incentivize local … ; Industrial Policy ; Financial Institutions ; Government Decentralization ; China …

The paper examines future energy and emissions scenarios in China, presenting historical data and scenarios generated … Economies Forum in July 2009. -- Climate Change ; China ; Energy Efficiency ; Energy and Development …

The aim of the paper is to present evidence that China and India are, and will remain, two very different actors in … energy use and in energy supply and to assess the possible contribution of China and India to a future international climate … emissions by 50% in 2050. -- Climate Change ; China ; India ; Energy Efficiency ; Energy and Development …

tariffs on Chinese products to the U.S. market, even given China's own recent announcement to voluntarily seek to reduce its … really open the possibility for the U.S. and China to make the commitments that each wants from the other, the inclusion of … the carbon contents of imported products. Meanwhile, being targeted by such border carbon adjustment measures, China needs …

China, from its own perspective cannot afford to, and from an international perspective, is not allowed to continue on … discusses China’s own efforts towards energy saving and pollutants cutting, the widespread use of renewable energy and … participation in clean development mechanism, and puts carbon reductions of China’s unilateral actions into perspective. Given that …

China. We also find that corruption strongly reduces tax revenue. Looking at things from an expenditure point of view we … observe that corruption significantly decreases government spending on education, R&D and public health in China. We also … that the pollution haven hypothesis may not hold in China. This finding sheds a new light on the “China puzzle” that China …

In this study we explore in detail the causes of corruption in China using two different sets of data at the regional … in China that is mainly driven by the transition to a market economy. -- Corruption ; China ; Government …

China had been singled out by Western politicians and media for dragging its feet on international climate negotiations … paper provides some reflections on China's stance and reactions at Copenhagen. While China's reactions are generally well … rooted because of realities at home, some reactions could have been handled more effectively for a better image of China. The …