... of the national average, which actually makes it impossible for local governments to undertake the responsibilities. This problem has seriously affected the operation of the local governments and the improvement of national governance. Public finance China Fiscal policy Regional government National...

... with conventional burden, non‐conventional burden has bigger regional differences. In the less economically developed regions, peasants bear more non‐conventional burden (Table III). Yang Zhao can be contacted at: yangzh@drc.gov.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Fiscal policy Public...