Diffusion of Marketization Innovation with Administrative Centralization in a Multilevel System: Evidence from China

Xufeng Zhu, Youlang Zhang · 2018 · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Summary. This study examines how China's hierarchical government structure affects local adoption of marketization reforms. The researchers find that while central and provincial government policies each independently encourage cities to adopt pro-business innovations, their combined effect creates competition rather than cooperation. Analysis of administrative licensing centers across Chinese cities from 1997 to 2012 confirms this pattern, showing that vertical power structures shape how innovations diffuse through multilevel governance systems.

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  title   = {Diffusion of Marketization Innovation with Administrative Centralization in a Multilevel System: Evidence from China},
  author  = {Xufeng Zhu and Youlang Zhang},
  journal = {Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory},
  year    = {2018},
  doi     = {10.1093/jopart/muy034},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muy034}
}

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DOI

10.1093/jopart/muy034

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

policy, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-04-28