%0 Journal Article
%T The Weak Link: Diagnosing Political and Social Factors in China¡¯s Environmental Issue
%A Xiaofan Li
%J Chinese Studies
%P 178-184
%@ 2168-541X
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/chnstd.2013.24029
%X China¡¯s thriving economy takes a toll on its environmental sustainability, and recent decades have witnessed an irreversible degradation in China¡¯s environmental conditions. Meanwhile, the environmental issue in China is embedded in a large and complex political and social context that has been undergoing continual and far-reaching transformations. With an attempt to diagnose the weak link and to shed light on solutions for China¡¯s environmental issue, this article explores and analyzes an array of political and social factors: changes in China¡¯s environmental policies and political orientations, conflicts between economic growth and environmental protection, political decentralization and its impact on the environmental issue, and China¡¯s civil society¡¯s role in public awareness and support for environmental protection.
%K China
%K Environmental Protection
%K Politics
%K Decentralization
%K Policies
%K Civil Society
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=39953