A Configurational Approach for Local‐Government Policy Reinvention: A Study on Chinese PPP Policy.

Policy reinvention is a crucial issue in policy innovation, yet it has garnered little attention from scholars, particularly in the context of China. Focusing on public–private partnership (PPP) policies, this study adopts both qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and necessary condition analysis...

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Publicado en:Review of Policy Research Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 1 - 16
Autores principales: Sun, Huajun, Zhou, Lin'gang
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2026
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          Sun, Huajun
          Zhou, Lin'gang
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          School of Government, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
          Shenzhen University Center for Disability Studies, Shenzhen, China
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        China
        Local government
        Intergovernmental cooperation
        Policy sciences
        Public-private sector cooperation
        Comparative studies
        Institutional environment
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          Local government
          Intergovernmental cooperation
          Policy sciences
          China
          Public-private sector cooperation
          Comparative studies
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        configurational approach
        NCA
        policy reinvention
        QCA
        ACC
        ACN
        Enfoque configuracional
        Reinvención de políticas
        定性分析法
        必要条件分析
        政策再发明
        配置方法
        configurational approach
        NCA
        policy reinvention
        QCA
        ACC
        ACN
        Enfoque configuracional
        Reinvención de políticas
        定性分析法
        必要条件分析
        政策再发明
        配置方法
      ab: Policy reinvention is a crucial issue in policy innovation, yet it has garnered little attention from scholars, particularly in the context of China. Focusing on public–private partnership (PPP) policies, this study adopts both qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and necessary condition analysis (NCA) to examine policy reinvention across 36 cities in China. An analytical framework that encompasses government capacity, intergovernmental relations (both vertical and horizontal), and policy attributes is developed to investigate the conditions for policy reinvention. The results identify four equifinal configurations that lead to high‐quality reinvention, with per capita GDP, marketization index, policy attention, and financial support as core conditions. Theoretically, the study enriches the literature on policy reinvention by emphasizing China's hierarchical governance and local adaptability. Practically, it reveals diverse PPP reinvention configurations, offering insights for policymakers to enhance policy adaptation and implementation.
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