Economic and Political Cycles in China: Leadership Uncertainty and Local Government’s Water Resources Governance Performance

Yanfang Niu (), Mangmang Chen, Jie Yang (), Limeng Ying () and Yu Sun ()
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Yanfang Niu: School of Accountancy, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
Mangmang Chen: ��School of Management, Wenzhou Business College, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
Jie Yang: ��School of Management, Wenzhou Business College, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
Limeng Ying: ��School of Management, Wenzhou Business College, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
Yu Sun: School of Accountancy, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China

Water Economics and Policy (WEP), 2023, vol. 09, issue 04, 1-22

Abstract: There is ample evidence indicating that political institutions and official mobility influence the economy, finance, and environment. Specifically, political turnovers have been found to be essential for the functioning and oversight of economic institutions. Chinese cities, where the party secretary frequently changes every few years, provide an interesting context for studying political turnovers. In this study, we investigated the effects of political turnovers on urban sewage discharge in 242 Chinese cities between 2003 and 2018. The findings revealed a significant impact of the timing of the Chinese Communist Party Congress on urban sewage discharge. Leading up to and including the year of the Party Congress, there was a marked reduction in urban sewage discharge. Conversely, discharge increased substantially during the year or two years following the Party Congress. These results suggest that political turnovers play a critical role in environmental governance performance in China.

Keywords: Political cycle; water pollution; China; leadership uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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