Intergovernmental environmental affairs division and environmental public services supply: Evidence from 289 cities in China

IF 4 4区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI:10.1177/0958305x231201974

Guoxiang Li, Qingqing Zong, Xueli Chen, Malin Song

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Abstract

The reasonable division of intergovernmental environmental affairs is the institutional basis for solving environmental pollution problems. This paper conducts an empirical test using panel data from cities in China. We find that: (a) environmental decentralization significantly improves the supply efficiency of environmental public services (ESE). It's mainly because of the increased capacity for green technology innovation and urban environmental infrastructure development brought about by environmental decentralization. (b) Environmental decentralization will improve the ESE more effectively in regions with the central government acting as a binding force, high environmental preferences, governance capacity of local governments, and pollutant emission intensity. (c) Higher promotion incentives for officials may distort the pollution control effect of environmental decentralization and inhibit the ESE. Appropriate central government transfer payments can better utilize the positive role of environmental decentralization.

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政府间环境事务司与环境公共服务供给:来自中国289个城市的证据

政府间环境事务的合理分工是解决环境污染问题的制度基础。本文利用中国城市的面板数据进行了实证检验。研究发现:(a)环境分权显著提高了环境公共服务的供给效率。这主要是由于环境分权带来的绿色技术创新和城市环境基础设施建设能力的增强。(b)在中央政府具有约束力、环境偏好高、地方政府治理能力强、污染物排放强度大的地区，环境权力下放将更有效地改善可持续环境。(c)对官员较高的晋升激励可能扭曲环境权力下放的污染控制效果，抑制环境可持续发展。适当的中央财政转移支付可以更好地发挥环境分权的积极作用。

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Energy & Environment ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

7.10%

发文量

157

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