Local governance innovation in China: experimentation, diffusion, and defiance

Xuelian Chen · 2016 · Journal of Chinese Governance

Summary. This paper examines how local governments in China innovate through experimentation, adoption, and resistance to new governance approaches. The author analyzes the mechanisms by which innovative governance practices emerge at the local level, spread to other regions, and sometimes challenge or circumvent higher-level policies. The research reveals patterns in how Chinese localities develop and implement governance innovations.

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  title   = {Local governance innovation in China: experimentation, diffusion, and defiance},
  author  = {Xuelian Chen},
  journal = {Journal of Chinese Governance},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.1080/23812346.2016.1178460},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/23812346.2016.1178460}
}

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DOI

10.1080/23812346.2016.1178460

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

policy, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-04-28