preexisting vulnerabilities, the government's mobility restriction policy, institutions (democracy), and culture (individualistic … culture and trust). Preexisting vulnerabilities (that is, the share of the elderly, urbanization, obesity prevalence, and air … restriction, democracy, and culture indicators are not significantly associated with the pandemic outcomes. However, government …

Introduction to Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 3/2011: Environmental Governance in China: New Developments and …

This article describes how China uses evaluation ratings and monitoring as incentives in order to foster the … implementation of environmental policies at the local level. It is argued that decentralisation in China leaves room for actors at … intergovernmental communication, incentives and control. Accordingly, decentralisation in China exhibits a specific design which leaves …

The paper examines recent political and social developments in the People's Republic of China. It highlights some of …

Die vorliegende Publikation untersucht die bestehende Zusammenarbeit des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen mit China bzw. den … der Frage nach, mit welchen konkreten Maßnahmen die Attraktivität des Standortes NRW gegenüber China gesteigert werden …This publication traces the cooperation between North Rhine-Westphalia and China and elaborates on recommendations to …

Fragen - Klimawandel, Finanzkrisen oder internationale Konflikte - sind ohne eine Zusammenarbeit mit China nicht mehr zu … influence China's foreign relations. What is more, parallel to the economic success story, China's relevance in international … international conflicts, cooperation with China is needed in order to achieve results. The paper takes up several actual issues of …

Nuclear Safety (BMU). It addresses the issues of strategies for an environmentally friendly development in China, including …This report approaches current domains of development and tension within China. It was elaborated by students in the … the position of China in international environmental negotiations, biodiversity in China, financial incentives for the …