Abstract / Description of output
China’s financial development and economic growth is achieved under weak legal institutions. The literature attributes this counterexample of law–finance–growth nexus to (a) alternative mechanisms in China such as incentives, reputation and relationships and (b) a well-functioning xinfang system with common law features. In recent years, China has made increasing efforts to strengthen its rule of law. The Communist Party of China (CPC) has taken the lead by launching a far-reaching campaign against corruption, establishing a system of inspection tours, and promulgating a large number of regulations. We argue that using regulations to complement laws is effective: CPC has enough bureaucratic prowess to crack down on corruption whereas the courts are subject to subversion by powerful interests. We also discuss the drawbacks of this approach: regulations aiming at ex ante control of corruption substantially increase procedural formalism and limit the discretion of local governments and state-owned enterprises.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 313-318 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 30 Sept 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 30 Sept 2019 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Anti-Corruption Campaign
- China
- procedural formalism
- regulation