Driving Successful Environmental Pilot Policy Diffusion in China: A Multi‐Mechanism Configurational Framework.
Despite the extensive development of policy diffusion literature, its Western‐oriented foundations constrain broader applicability, and empirical investigations on how multiple mechanisms interact in non‐Western contexts remain limited. This study addressed these gaps by examining the configurationa...
| Publicado en: | Review of Policy Research Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 1 - 17 |
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Mar2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=192599103&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 192599103 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 1541132X MJJ jtl: Review of Policy Research issn: 1541132X maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Mar2026 vid: 43 iid: 2 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 192599103 10.1111/ropr.70048 ppf: 1 ppct: 16 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P size: 642KB tig: atl: Driving Successful Environmental Pilot Policy Diffusion in China: A Multi‐Mechanism Configurational Framework. aug: au: Yang, Yu affil: Department of Public Administration, Southeast University, Nanjing, China su: China Policy sciences Environmental policy Policy diffusion Comparative studies sug: subj: Policy sciences Environmental policy China Other provincial and territorial public administration Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs Policy diffusion Comparative studies keyword: environmental pilot policies fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) multiple paths policy diffusion análisis comparativo cualitativo de conjuntos difusos (fsQCA) difusión de políticas políticas piloto ambientales rutas múltiples 中国 多路径 政策扩散 模糊集定性比较分析(fsQCA) 环境试点政策 environmental pilot policies fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) multiple paths policy diffusion análisis comparativo cualitativo de conjuntos difusos (fsQCA) difusión de políticas políticas piloto ambientales rutas múltiples 中国 多路径 政策扩散 模糊集定性比较分析(fsQCA) 环境试点政策 ab: Despite the extensive development of policy diffusion literature, its Western‐oriented foundations constrain broader applicability, and empirical investigations on how multiple mechanisms interact in non‐Western contexts remain limited. This study addressed these gaps by examining the configurational paths driving successful environmental pilot policy diffusion in China. Within an integrated theoretical framework, it explores six key mechanisms—typification, coercion, learning, competition, imitation, and social construction. Using fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) on 30 cases, the research identifies five configurations that drive successful diffusion: "mandatory force," "comprehensive pressure," "selective support," "facilitated promotion," and "central‐local interaction." The results highlight the clarity of policy goals as a fundamental factor in distinguishing coercion from typification and reveal a functional connection between imitation and social construction. These findings refine diffusion theory and enhance its relevance for understanding China's top‐down policy system. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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