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From "blood transfusion" to "harmonious development": the political economy of fiscal allocations to China's ethnic regions
Von der "Bluttransfusion" zur "harmonischen Entwicklung": die politische Ökonomie der steuerlichen Zuweisungen an Chinas ethnische Regionen
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Abstract For six decades, China’s central authorities have promoted development in ethnic regions
through special fiscal allocations with the idea that economic development is the
key to national integration and inter-ethnic harmony. Yet, inter-ethnic tensions and
violence persist in Chi... view more
For six decades, China’s central authorities have promoted development in ethnic regions
through special fiscal allocations with the idea that economic development is the
key to national integration and inter-ethnic harmony. Yet, inter-ethnic tensions and
violence persist in China. Focusing on historical changes to fiscal allocations as
the principal policy instrument used by Beijing to promote development in ethnic areas,
this analysis finds these changes mirror broad shifts in the country’s national development
strategy. As the study argues, this pattern reflects an approach to development policy
in ethnic regions whereby policies serve central objectives consistent with a policy
process for determining the fiscal allocations to ethnic regions that has been both
centrally concentrated and non-participatory. With evidence that this “non-engaging”
approach may be exacerbating ethnic tensions, Beijing has made efforts to introduce
more “inclusive” approaches to determining policies for ethnic regions; however, whether
these approaches will be institutionalized remains unclear.... view less
Keywords
China; fiscal policy; tax policy; ethnic group; minority; minority policy; inclusion; development strategy; transfer payments; national development; economic development (on national level); autonomy; region; Far East
Classification
Public Finance
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 11-44
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 41 (2012) 4
Issue topic
The politics of ethnicity in China
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works