Yang, Yuchen; McDowall, Will; Zhang, Fangzhu; (2023) China’s environmental governance transition: a new paradigm for waste management. In: Zhang, Fangzhu and Wu, Fulong, (eds.) Handbook on China’s Urban Environmental Governance. (pp. 272-290). Edward Elgar Publishing

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This chapter analyses the ongoing transition in China’s environmental governance through the lens of multi-level governance. Focusing on the field of waste management, it shows that while the centre has significantly strengthened macro control in recent years, there are continued variations in local response intertwined with local circumstances and development objectives. The state is also willing to engage non-state actors in policymaking and implementation, to improve governance efficiency and legitimacy. These multi-directional dynamics point to the need to look beyond the actions of the state and to examine critically how various actors operating at different scales/levels interact and shape governance processes. They also give rise to a complex governance landscape that produces collaboration but also renders conflict and compromise inevitable.

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