Policy experimentation under pressure in contemporary China/
Abbey S. Heffer and Gunter Schubert
- 2023
Many studies put forward the argument that local policy experimentation, a key feature of China's policy process in the Hu Jintao era, has been paralysed by Xi Jinping's (re)centralization of political power - otherwise known as "top-level design." This narrative suggests that local policymakers have become increasingly risk-averse owing to the anti-corruption campaign and are therefore unwilling to experiment.