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A Comparison Between Shale Gas in China and Unconventional Fuel Development in the United States: Health, Water and Environmental Risks

Farah, Paolo D.; Tremolada, Riccardo - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2013

China is appraised to have the world's largest exploitable reserves of shale gas, although several legal, regulatory, environmental and investment-related issues will likely restrain its scope. China's capacity to successfully face these hurdles and produce commercial shale gas will have a...

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Rural development led by autonomous village land cooperatives: Its impact on sustainable Chinaâ€™s urbanisation in high-density regions

Zhu, Jieming; Guo, Yan - In: Urban Studies 52 (2015) 8, pp. 1395-1413

institution of land shareholding cooperatives gives rise to unique compartmentalised industrialisation and fragmented urbanisation …

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Institution-based barriers to innovation in SMEs in China

Zhu, Yanmei; Wittmann, Xinhua; Peng, Mike - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 29 (2012) 4, pp. 1131-1142

Despite significant development, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China continue to experience institution … model by interviewing 82 top managers and owners at 41 SMEs. We identify the five key institution-based barriers to … systems. These findings enhance the institution-based view of entrepreneurship by shedding light on how institution …

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China's transition to markets: market-preserving federalism, chinese style

Qian, Yingyi; Weingast, Barry R. - In: Journal of Economic Policy Reform 1 (1996) 2, pp. 149-185

This paper studies the relationship between decentralization and the success of reform in China. We argue that a particular form of decentralization—called market-preserving federalism Chinese style—provides the critical foundations for market success. China's form of decentralization has...

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The Institutional Foundations of China’s Reforms and Development

Xu, Cheng-Gang - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

analyses China’s institution - a regionally decentralized authoritarian system. The central government has control over …

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Securitization of energy supply chains in China

Leung, Guy C.K.; Cherp, Aleh; Jewell, Jessica; Wei, Yi-Ming - In: Applied Energy 123 (2014) C, pp. 316-326

Energy policies in China, the world’s largest energy consumer, are an important factor in shaping the globalenergy system. While scholars agree that energy security is a major driver of China’s energy policies, there is insufficient understanding of what exactly constitutes China’s energy...

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The effects of innovative capabilities on exporting: Do institutional forces matter?

Yi, Jingtao; Wang, Chengqi; Kafouros, Mario - In: International Business Review 22 (2013) 2, pp. 392-406

We challenge the assumption that innovative capabilities are always beneficial for exporting by developing and testing the premise that export performance is contingent on firm- and location-specific institutional idiosyncrasies. Testing our framework against a large dataset for China, we...

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What drives outward FDI of Chinese firms? Testing the explanatory power of three theoretical frameworks

Wang, Chengqi; Hong, Junjie; Kafouros, Mario; Boateng, … - In: International Business Review 21 (2012) 3, pp. 425-438

This study examines the forces driving outward FDI of emerging-market firms. Its contribution lies in integrating and testing insights from institutional theory, industrial organization economics and the resource-based view of the firm. This approach enables us to consider three different levels...

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Political and Economic Institutions of China and Their Influences

Xu, Cheng-Gang - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

understand where and how far China will move forward, this paper examines how its institution functioning. …

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China's approach to nuclear safety — From the perspective of policy and institutional system

Mu, Ruimin; Zuo, Jian; Yuan, Xueliang - In: Energy Policy 76 (2015) C, pp. 161-172

Nuclear energy plays an important role in the energy sector in the world. It has achieved a rapid development during the past six decades and contributes to over 11% of the world's electricity supply. On the other side, nuclear accidents have triggered substantial debates with a growing public...

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