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'Strong enterprise, weak government': energy policy making in China

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China lacks a cohesive energy plan, but in light of its rapidly increasing energy consumption and low energy efficiency, it desperately needs one. Many different actors influence energy policy, with varying degrees of impact, as the methods of policy formulation are extremely ambiguous and fluid. Chinese energy policy has been characterised by bureaucratic overlap and competition, while free market mechanisms have recently gained prominence. Currently, state-owned energy oligopolies are the key actors, but special interest groups, such as consumers, have emerged as important voices in policy formulation.

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  • Yi-chong Xu, 2008. "'Strong enterprise, weak government': energy policy making in China," International Journal of Global Energy Issues, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 29(4), pages 434-453.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijgeni:v:29:y:2008:i:4:p:434-453
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    1. Shengbao Ji & Yin-Fang Zhang & Tooraj Jamasb, 2014. "Reform of the Coal Sector in an Open Economy: The Case of China," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 1445, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.

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