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Collaborative measurement of data opening policy in China's municipal government data management system: Taking a regional central city as an example.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Aug 03; Vol. 18 (8), pp. e0289550. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 03 (Print Publication: 2023).
Abstract: In the current era of big data, the exponential increase in the volume of social data has exerted a significant influence on the government and all sectors of society, with the opening of government data becoming an irresistible trend. In this paper, s...
The side effects of local government debt: Evidence from urban investment bonds and corporate pollution in China.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of environmental management [J Environ Manage] 2023 Oct 15; Vol. 344, pp. 118739. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 08.
Abstract: Local government debt plays a vital role in achieving financial financialization and regional economic growth. However, the environmental side effects of the debt-financed infrastructure development model have received little attention. Using a large p...
Strengthening local government policies to address health inequities: perspectives from Australian local government stakeholders.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal for equity in health [Int J Equity Health] 2023 Jun 21; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 119. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 21.
Abstract: Background: With their close connection to community and increasing preventive health remit, local governments are well positioned to implement policies and programs to address health inequities. Nevertheless, there is a lack of evidence of equity-focu...
Assessing Chinese governance low-carbon economic peer effects in local government and under sustainable environmental regulation.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2023 May; Vol. 30 (22), pp. 61304-61323. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 06.
Abstract: The current study developed a systematic analytical framework to explore the logic of forming the cohort effect of green governance and green development in China in the new era. Based on provincial panel data from 2008 to 2018, this paper examines the...
Do political incentives promote or inhibit corporate social responsibility? The role of local officials' tenure.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Mar 17; Vol. 18 (3), pp. e0283183. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 17 (Print Publication: 2023).
Abstract: The existing literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) drivers focuses on firm- and institution-level factors and rarely on the role of political incentives. Public officials control enormous resources in China, and their political incentives...
Perseverance, partnerships and passion: ingredients for successful local government policy to promote healthy and sustainable diets.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2023 Sep 11; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 1762. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 11.
Abstract: Background: Local government authorities are well-placed to invest in evidence-based food policies that promote a population-wide shift to healthy and sustainable diets. This study describes the contextual factors that facilitated or impeded policy-mak...
Systems thinking in local government: intervention design and adaptation in a community-based study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Health research policy and systems [Health Res Policy Syst] 2023 Sep 04; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 04.
Abstract: Background: Systems thinking approaches are increasingly being used by communities to address complex chronic disease. This paper reports on the VicHealth Local Government Partnership (VLGP) which sought to co-create improvements in the health and well...
Empty talk or real action? Exploring how local government's attention to the environment affects urban land use efficiency.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2023 Sep; Vol. 30 (43), pp. 97562-97577. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 18.
Abstract: Improving urban land use efficiency (ULUE) has emerged as an important strategy in cities pursuing sustainable development. Since 2007, governments at different levels have enhanced the emphasis on environmental protection, as embodied in their annual ...
Fiscal decentralization, local government environmental protection preference, and regional green innovation efficiency: evidence from China.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2023 Aug; Vol. 30 (36), pp. 85466-85481. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 30.
Abstract: Green technological innovation has gained in importance in regional policy making towards gaining competitive advantage and sustainable development. This paper used the data envelopment analysis method to calculate regional green innovation efficiency ...
Local government venues' sponsorship and signage policies to limit the promotion of harmful products: A Western Australian public health audit.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Australian and New Zealand journal of public health [Aust N Z J Public Health] 2023 Aug; Vol. 47 (4), pp. 100062. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 14.
Abstract: Objective: Identify and assess publicly available local government sponsorship and signage policies related to harmful products in Western Australia (WA).Methods: An audit of WA Local Government Authority (LGAs) websites (n=139) was conducted. Sponsors...