Mandate Versus Championship: Vertical government intervention and diffusion of innovation in public services in authoritarian China

Xufeng Zhu · 2013 · Public Management Review

Summary. In authoritarian China, vertical government intervention drives public service innovation through two distinct mechanisms. Administrative mandates create rapid, uniform policy diffusion across regions, while competition in performance-based personnel systems encourages local governments to diverge and customize policies. The study challenges conventional theories about how geography, competition, and hierarchical control shape innovation spread.

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  title   = {Mandate Versus Championship: Vertical government intervention and diffusion of innovation in public services in authoritarian China},
  author  = {Xufeng Zhu},
  journal = {Public Management Review},
  year    = {2013},
  doi     = {10.1080/14719037.2013.798028},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2013.798028}
}

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DOI

10.1080/14719037.2013.798028

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

policy, innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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