Politics of renewable energy in China / Chen Gang (East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore).

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In this book, Chen Gang examines the real-world effectiveness of China's approach to the promotion of green technologies and practices, and discusses the political landscape in which it is situated. Politics of Renewable Energy in China questions the wisdom of hailing China as a model for authoritar...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:New horizons in environmental politics.
Main Author: Chen, Gang, 1976- (Author)
Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing (Publisher)
Language:English
Published: Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., 2019.
Series:New horizons in environmental politics.
Subjects:
Renewable energy sources > Political aspects > China.
Environmental policy > China.
Electronic books.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Elgar Online)
Physical Description:1 online resource (176 pages).
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. China's mercantile strategy to boost renewable sectors
  • 3. Central authorities' top-down approach of promoting renewable energy
  • 4. ChallengeS from the local: geographic and industrial barriers
  • 5. Interest groups and the bureaucracy
  • 6. Disputes over how to go low-carbon
  • 7. Five-year plans and energy policy priorities
  • 8. Discussion: energy policy priorities in a fragmented authoritarian state
  • 9. Conclusion: policy priorities reshaped by central-local relationship and interest groups
  • Index.