Motivation Shortage: The Characteristics of Local Government in Environmental Protection in China

Abstract:

Environmental problem is one of the important factors that restricting the sustainable development of economy and social in China. Chinese central government have put forward the goal of building resource-saving and environment-friendly society, but the effect of many local governments to implement the central environmental protection policy is not well. At present, Chinese local government officials utility is mainly determined by performance, economic income, honor and duties liability security. Due to the impacts of unreasonable performance evaluation index, financial distribution system, public preferences and the weakening of environmental liability constraints, the motivation of local government in environmental protection is weak.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 869-870)
• Pages: 640-643
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.869-870.640
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: De Xiang Zhou*, Zhi Yuan Hu
• Keywords: Environmental Protection, Government Utility, Local Government, Motivation

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