Consultation as Policymaking Innovation: Comparing Government Transparency and Public Participation in China and the United States

• In Event: Policymaking and Implementation in China

Brief Overview

This paper compares policy consultation across China and the United States, analyzing hundreds of draft regulations and thousands of public comments at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Authors

• Steven J. Balla, George Washington University

• Zhoudan Xie, The George Washington University