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- Clean Air at What Cost?
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Clean Air at What Cost?
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Blunt Force Regulation
- Chapter 3 Why Blunt Force Regulation?
- Chapter 4 Blunt Force Regulation and Bureaucratic Control
- Chapter 5 The Impact of Blunt Force Regulation
- Chapter 6 What Are the Alternatives?
- Chapter 7 Managing the Risks
- Chapter 8 Comparative Implications
- Chapter 9 Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Chapter 5 - The Impact of Blunt Force Regulation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 January 2023
- Clean Air at What Cost?
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Clean Air at What Cost?
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Blunt Force Regulation
- Chapter 3 Why Blunt Force Regulation?
- Chapter 4 Blunt Force Regulation and Bureaucratic Control
- Chapter 5 The Impact of Blunt Force Regulation
- Chapter 6 What Are the Alternatives?
- Chapter 7 Managing the Risks
- Chapter 8 Comparative Implications
- Chapter 9 Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Summary
The chapter tests a further observable implication of the theory that blunt force regulation does reduce pollution. Regressing pollution levels on blunt force measures, this chapter shows that this type of regulation is effective at overcoming enforcement failures; indeed, it is associated with much greater reductions in pollution than conventional regulation. These findings challenge a common conception that blunt force regulation is mere political theater, in which the government uses highly publicized spectacles to convince the public it is doing something about pollution. Drawing on interviews with national and local regulators, this chapter further illustrates that far from mere performance, blunt force measures are the result of high-level government planning, enlist the efforts of several government agencies, and constitute part of a concerted, multiyear strategy to reduce pollution levels across the country.
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- Clean Air at What Cost?The Rise of Blunt Force Regulation in China, pp. 86 - 105Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023