Factors Influencing Participation in Bilateral Interprovincial Agreements: Evidence from China's Pan Pearl River Delta

《Factors Influencing Participation in Bilateral Interprovincial Agreements: Evidence from China's Pan Pearl River Delta》

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关键字: urban governance; interprovincial agreements; dyadic network analysis; regional network governance; INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; COOPERATION; COLLABORATION; SIMILARITY

作者单位: [Chen, Bin] CUNY, Baruch Coll, Austin W Marxe Sch Publ & Int Affairs, New York, NY 10021 USA. [Chen, Bin] CUNY, Grad Ctr, New York, NY USA. [Chen, Bin] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, China Inst Urban Governance, Shanghai, Peoples R China. [Ma, Jie] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Management & Econ, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China. [Feiock, Richard] Florida State Univ, Local Governance Res Program & Lab, Tallahassee, FL USA. [Suo, Liming] Nankai Univ, Zhou Enlai Sch Govt, 94 Weijin Rd, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China. [Suo, Liming] Nankai Univ, Joint Res Ctr Chinese Govt & Policy, 94 Weijin Rd, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China. Suo, LM (reprint author), Nankai Univ, Zhou Enlai Sch Govt, 94 Weijin Rd, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China.; Suo, LM (reprint author), Nankai Univ, Joint Res Ctr Chinese Govt & Policy, 94 Weijin Rd, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China. E-Mail: dinastysuo@126.com

摘要: China's provincial governments increasingly participate in interprovincial agreements (IPAs) to address regional policy problems. Nevertheless, limited research investigates the determinants of a province's propensity to engage in bilateral agreements with another province. This article uses network data and employs network regressions to investigate this question in the context of China's Pan Pearl River Delta (PPRD) regional network governance. We assess the factors that influence participation of bilateral IPAs among PPRD members. Our findings provide evidence that interprovincial participation in bilateral agreements spanning seven policy domains is driven by geographic proximity, economic and political statuses, institutional similarity, and cross-province leadership posting.