Urbanization in China has involved not only the large-scale transfer of population from rural
to urban areas through processes of labor migration and land dispossession, but also the re …

As one of the main strategic port governance tools, port integration has been witnessed
worldwide to facilitate regional port development. To examine whether the" interest balance" …

Existing studies of Chinese officials' blame avoidance behavior argue that Chinese officials'
motivation for blame avoidance comes from top-down performance evaluation and …

Sister city cooperation has emphasised the role of the state and local government However,
the role of the community is also essential. although has been relegated to a second place …

The concept of intergovernmental relations (IGR) primarily focuses on the interactions
among different levels and types of governments. With the proliferation of the concept of …

As China celebrates its 40th anniversary, in 2018, of the reform and opening-up, it is an
opportune moment to examine China's development characteristics from the perspective of …

It is widely believed that fiscal transparency by means of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) will ensure public trust in the digitalization era. However, there is little …

This chapter investigates the change of China's vertical power structure under the
leadership of Xi Jinping and how it affects the recent practices of policy experimentation in …

This article examines what factors lead to the institutional dynamics of sub-district in
Indonesia. Institutional dynamics are changes due to interaction patterns, values, culture …

Currently, much is said about the directions of development of modern China. However, we
still do not know what will determine the expected superpower position of the Middle …