Pollute/Prosper-Thy-Neighbor? Economic Interdependence, Promotion Competition, and Interlocal Collaboration in China

• In Event: Energy Politics in the Global South

Brief Overview

Why do some local governments cooperate to control cross-border pollution while others do not? I show that economic interdependence and fiscal disparities promote cooperation, whereas political competition hinders it.

Author

• Zhaoqing Li, Texas A&M University