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. 2011 Feb;40(1):96-9.
doi: 10.1007/s13280-010-0112-6.

China's bureaucracy hinders environmental recovery

Lixin Guan  1 , Ge Sun, Shixiong Cao
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China's bureaucracy hinders environmental recovery

Lixin Guan et al. Ambio. 2011 Feb.
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China’s bureaucratic system and the associated environmental management structures. To develop an effective policy, managers in the central government might adopt a long-term perspective, with frequent feedback from local departments at lower levels in the hierarchy, thereby incorporating local concerns in policy development and permitting efficient modification of policies based on local feedback
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