Suchergebnisse

1. Introduction -- 2. E-government in China -- 3. Analysing e-government -- 4. Informatization offices and the automation of bias -- 5. Government affairs service centres -- 6. Digital urban management -- 7. Technology, power and local government reform -- 8. Conclusion -- 9. Appendix.

AbstractCoal allocation in China is a seminal case of e‐government in the political economy. The empirical phenomenon of market supporting e‐government has not been systematically analysed. By developing and applying a digital governance model this article examines institutional change in a case of coal allocation reform in China. The case shows how the central state used e‐government to get rid of planning overload. Coal allocation meetings were abolished in favour of an ecology of online market solutions. The findings suggest that further research on Chinese e‐government would benefit from attention to the role of e‐government in the political economy.