China’s pivot from GDP obsession sparks cadre confusion, testing local governance
China’s pivot from GDP obsession sparks cadre confusion, testing local governance
China’s pivot from GDP obsession sparks cadre confusion, tests local governance
Governors and mayors must reconcile Beijing’s people-centric mandates with traditional growth targets, navigating vague appraisal changes and performance concepts.
Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is the second entry in a series examining the complex economic recalibration driving China’s growth philosophy and its wide-ranging implications for local governments, financial investors and private enterprises. Beijing’s campaign to purge the bureaucracy of a growth-at-all-costs mindset has caught some local officials off guard, triggering a mix of confusion and contradictory...