School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China.
Center of Ultra-Precision Optoelectronic Instrument Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Oct 15;15(10):2257. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102257.
Given its wide involvement in and recognition by international organizations, China has signed many international agreements and negotiations. This study verified how and the extent to which changes in exogenous factors (e.g., international agreements and negotiations) affect Chinese governmental air protection policy development. Previous studies on policy network theory have demonstrated that exogenous factors affected the development of domestic policies significantly, while in this study little evidence was found to demonstrate the influence of exogenous factors on changes in Chinese policy. Rather, internal factors have played an important role in both its development and transformation. These findings differ from study results on wealthy countries and other developing districts. This study then explores the causes of substandard policy outcomes. To probe this further, policy network theory is applied to explain the gap between the guiding principle of central government's policies and local implementation in actual practice. By analyzing the strategies of policy actors and specific rules in current Chinese context, the associated limitations and obstacles in the process of policy-making and implementation can be explained from the aspect of bureaucratic system, energy market running mechanism and others. This paper recommends alterations in the current policy and structure based on these findings.
鉴于其在国际组织中的广泛参与和认可，中国签署了许多国际协议和谈判。本研究验证了外部因素（如国际协议和谈判）如何以及在何种程度上影响中国政府的空气保护政策发展。政策网络理论的先前研究表明，外部因素对国内政策的发展有重大影响，但在本研究中，几乎没有证据表明外部因素对中国政策的变化有影响。相反，内部因素在其发展和转变中发挥了重要作用。这些发现与富裕国家和其他发展中地区的研究结果不同。本研究随后探讨了政策结果不佳的原因。为了进一步探讨这个问题，政策网络理论被应用于解释中央政府政策的指导原则与实际执行之间的差距。通过分析当前中国背景下政策参与者的策略和具体规则，可以从官僚体制、能源市场运行机制等方面解释政策制定和执行过程中的相关限制和障碍。本文根据这些发现，建议对现行政策和结构进行调整。
