Page 1 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 1 of 88 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
Subset |
CHINA’S FRAGMENTED POLITICAL STRUCTURE AND THE EFFECT ON
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENFORCEMENT
– ON THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE TRIBUTARIES IN THE
THREE GORGES RESERVOIR AREA
by
Min Rui
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(EAST ASIAN AREA STUDIES)
August 2008
Copyright 2008 Min Rui
Object Description
| Title | China' s fragmented political structure and the effect on environmental policy enforcement on the water pollution control in the tributaries in the Three Gorges Reservoir area |
| Author | Rui, Min |
| Author email | mrui@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | East Asian Area Studies |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-07-01 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-07-31 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Rosen, Stanley |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Lynch, Daniel Shui-yan, Tang |
| Abstract | China's rapid economic growth has led to severe environmental degradation. Despite numerous laws, regulations, and policies to regulate and direct the country's environmental performance, the enforcement of these policies and regulations has been far from effective.; Why has China been unsuccessful in implementing environmental policies and regulations? This thesis emphasizes the importance of China's fragmented structure of governance as the crucial explanatory variable and examines the major features of this structure. Using an analysis of the water pollution control in the Liangtan River, one of the major tributaries in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, as a case study, this thesis concludes that the lack of clarity of roles and responsibilities of different governmental agencies, the poor inter-agency coordination and cooperation, and the strong local protectionism all reveal the disadvantages that stem from the fragmented authoritarian political system, which hinders the control of water pollution in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. |
| Keyword | fragmented political structure; environmental protection; water pollution control; local protectionism |
| Geographic subject | reservoirs: Three Gorges Reservoir; rivers: Liangtan River |
| Geographic subject (country) | China |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1466 |
| Rights | Rui, Min |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Rui-20080731 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Rui-20080731.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | CHINA’S FRAGMENTED POLITICAL STRUCTURE AND THE EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENFORCEMENT – ON THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE TRIBUTARIES IN THE THREE GORGES RESERVOIR AREA by Min Rui A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (EAST ASIAN AREA STUDIES) August 2008 Copyright 2008 Min Rui |
Comments
Post a Comment for Page 1
