Nothing but symbolic: Chinese new authoritarianism, smart government, and the challenge of multi-level governance

Jun Zhang; Luca Mora

doi:10.1016/j.giq.2023.101880

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Nothing but symbolic: Chinese new authoritarianism, smart government, and the challenge of multi-level governance

Jun Zhang

Luca Mora

Government Information Quarterly Vol. 40 No. 4 pp. 101880 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Oct 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 40(4)
Pages: 101880
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Authors

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Jun Zhang

Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

L

Luca Mora

Funding

Horizon 2020 Award: 856602

European Commission

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Jun Zhang, Luca Mora (2023). Nothing but symbolic: Chinese new authoritarianism, smart government, and the challenge of multi-level governance. Government Information Quarterly, 40(4), 101880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2023.101880

Nothing but symbolic: Chinese new authoritarianism, smart government, and the challenge of multi-level governance

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