Regional Development Environment, Local Government’s Character Behavior, and Sustainability: Empirical Evidence from China

Zhou, Rong; Wang, Jian; Yu, Dengke

doi:10.35784/pe.2023.1.25

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Regional Development Environment, Local Government’s Character Behavior, and Sustainability: Empirical Evidence from China

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Zhou Rong , Wang Jian , Yu Dengke

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10.35784/pe.2023.1.25

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Środowisko rozwoju regionalnego, działania władz lokalnych i zrównoważony rozwój: dowody empiryczne z Chin

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After the rapid economic growth through reform and opening-up over 40 years, Chinese governments are seeking transformation for high-quality and sustainable development currently. Regional economic development is related to internal and external environments as well as local government’s character behaviors. Employing Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Consciousness-Context-Behavior (CCB) theory, we construct a theoretical framework to measure the relationships between regional development environment (RDE), local government’s character behavior (LGCB), and regional sustainable capability (RSC). We collect the data of 30 provinces in mainland China from 2001 to 2020 to conduct hypothesis testing and empirical analysis. The results show that both RDE and LGCB are associated with RSC, and LGCB significantly mediates the relationship between RDE and RSC. However, the effects of different RDE elements on RSC are heterogeneous. Our study enriches regional sustainable development theory. It arouses us to better understand LGCB and attach importance to the roles of RDE and LGCB in regional sustainability. The enlightenment is important to global developing countries.

Po szybkim wzroście gospodarczym poprzez reformy i otwarcie w ciągu 40 lat, chińskie rządy dążą obecnie do transformacji w celu zapewnienia wysokiej jakości i zrównoważonego rozwoju. Regionalny rozwój gospodarczy jest powiązany z otoczeniem wewnętrznym i zewnętrznym oraz charakterem zachowań samorządu terytorialnego. Wykorzystując teorię programowania neurolingwistycznego (NLP) i świadomość-kontekst-behawior (CCB), konstruujemy ramy teoretyczne do pomiaru relacji między środowiskiem rozwoju regionalnego (RDE), zachowaniem charakteru samorządu lokalnego (LGCB) a zrównoważonym potencjałem regionalnym (RSC). Zbieramy dane z 30 prowincji w Chinach kontynentalnych od 2001 do 2020 roku, aby przeprowadzić testowanie hipotez i analizę empiryczną. Wyniki pokazują, że zarówno RDE, jak i LGCB są powiązane z RSC, a LGCB znacząco pośredniczy w relacji między RDE i RSC. Jednak wpływ różnych elementów RDE na RSC jest niejednorodny. Nasze badanie wzbogaca regionalną teorię zrównoważonego rozwoju. Pobudza nas to do lepszego zrozumienia LGCB i przywiązania wagi do roli RDE i LGCB w zrównoważonym rozwoju regionalnym. Oświecenie jest ważne dla globalnych krajów rozwijających się.

Słowa kluczowe

regional development sustainable capability character behavior development environment empirical analysis

rozwój regionalny zrównoważona zdolność zachowanie rozwój środowisko analiza empiryczna

Wydawca

Lublin University of Technology

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Problemy Ekorozwoju

Rocznik

2023

Tom

Vol. 18, nr 1

Strony

235--250

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 58 poz., fig., tab.

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Zhou Rong

School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (China)

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Wang Jian

School of Public Policy and Administration, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (China)

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Yu Dengke

yudengke@ncu.edu.cn

School of Public Policy and Administration, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (China)

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-1890

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