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Network Public Management and the Challenge of Biodiversity Management in China

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International and domestic observers alike critique the Chinese government for lapses in overall public management as well as lapses in environmental stewardship. Although the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) may invite strident critique on these two fronts, the veracity of such criticism may be questionable if examined from a theoretical perspective. When we examine the comparability between China’s overall public management enterprise, its environmental management efforts, and the theories supporting both of these ideas, some questions arise about the validity of the criticisms. By theoretical validity, I mean the extent to which the PRC government crafts policies and engages in actions that are consonant with the practices recommended by theoreticians of general and biodiversity management.

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  • Public Management
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  • Biodiversity Management
  • Biodiversity Preservation

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  1. Sara R. Jordan
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, San Francisco State University, USA

    Joel Jay Kassiola (Dean, Professor of Political Science) (Dean, Professor of Political Science)

  2. Department of Political Science, San Francisco State University, USA

    Sujian Guo (Professor and Director of Center for U.S.-China Policy Studies) (Professor and Director of Center for U.S.-China Policy Studies)

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Jordan, S.R. (2010). Network Public Management and the Challenge of Biodiversity Management in China. In: Kassiola, J.J., Guo, S. (eds) China’s Environmental Crisis. Environmental Politics and Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230114364_3

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