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Institutional Constraints on Environmental Management in Urban China: Environmental Impact Assessment in Guangzhou and Shanghai*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Shui Yan Tang ,
CarlosWing Hung Lo ,
Kai Chee Cheung  and
Jack Man Keung Lo
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Since the mid-1980s, many books and articles have been published that examine China′s environmental problems. Some authors reported the alarming rate of environmental degradation in China, while others argued that post-Mao reforms created the conditions for more effective environmental management than in the past. More recently, in an attempt to move beyond broad generalizations about China′s environmental management capabilities, some authors have examined China′s environmental management system at the local level, focusing on problems ranging from policy implementation to local officials′ environmental consciousness.

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The China Quarterly , Volume 152 , December 1997 , pp. 863 - 874
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Copyright © The China Quarterly 1997

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We acknowledge the financial support provided by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. We also thank Lam Tao-Chiu, Sheldon Kamieniecki, Ching-Ping Tang and Diane Yoder for their helpful comments on earlier versions of this article.

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