'Strong enterprise, weak government': energy policy making in China

Yi-chong Xu

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2008, vol. 29, issue 4, 434-453

Abstract: China lacks a cohesive energy plan, but in light of its rapidly increasing energy consumption and low energy efficiency, it desperately needs one. Many different actors influence energy policy, with varying degrees of impact, as the methods of policy formulation are extremely ambiguous and fluid. Chinese energy policy has been characterised by bureaucratic overlap and competition, while free market mechanisms have recently gained prominence. Currently, state-owned energy oligopolies are the key actors, but special interest groups, such as consumers, have emerged as important voices in policy formulation.

Keywords: Chinese energy policy; energy efficiency; coal; oil security; market reform; bureaucratic institutions; special interest groups; China; energy policy; energy consumption; energy security. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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