Environmental Regulation in China Institutions, Enforcement, and Compliance

by Ma, Xiaoying; Ortolano, Leonard

• ISBN13: 9780847693986
• ISBN10: 0847693988
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-26
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Even though China has created an administrative structure and regulatory programs to curb pollution, environmental quality has continued to deteriorate. Are polluters following the rules? And what factors affect the way regulators and polluters alike have responded to China's environmental controls? This thoroughly documented study examines these central questions by analyzing compliance with environmental programs involving wastewater discharge standards, fees, and permits.

Author Biography

Leonard Ortolano is UPS Foundation Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Program on Urban Studies at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xi
List of Acronyms	xiii
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xvii
Location of the Six Cities Included in Our Study	xix
Environmental Costs of China's Economic Growth	1	(12)
Programs Regulating Industrial Pollution	13	(20)
Administrative Structures and Post-1978 Economic Reforms	33	(22)
Organizations Influencing Industrial Pollution Control	55	(22)
Informal Rules of Behavior Affecting Compliance	77	(20)
Program Design and Compliance	97	(18)
Enforcing Environmental Regulations	115	(18)
Effects of Profit, Cost, and Ownership Form on Enterprises' Response to Regulations	133	(20)
Comparing China and the United States	153	(38)
Appendices
A Study Design: Objectives, Methods, and Definitions of Compliance	173	(12)
B Classes of Water Use in China	185	(2)
C National Effluent Standards	187	(2)
D Effluent Standards Applicable to Different Classes of Water Use	189	(2)
Bibliography	191	(10)
Index	201	(8)
About the Authors	209