Centrally administered state-owned enterprises' engagement in China's public–private partnerships: a social network analysis. Issue 3 (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xiong, Min; Whetsell, Travis A.; Zhao, Jerry (Zhirong); Cheng, Shaoming
• Is Part Of: Area development and policy. Volume 6:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 296
• Page End: 318
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: public–private partnerships -- state-owned enterprises -- resource-based view -- resource-dependency theory -- social network analysis; H30, H41, H57, L2, O23; 政府和社会资本合作 -- 国有企业 -- 资源基础理论 -- 资源依赖理论 -- 社会网络分析; sociedades públicas–privadas -- empresas estatales -- perspectiva basada en los recursos -- teoría de dependencia de los recursos -- análisis de redes sociales; государственно–частное партнерство -- государственные предприятия -- ресурсный подход -- теория ресурсной зависимости -- анализ общественных сетей; Regional planning -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Economic development -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Rural-urban relations -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Human geography -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Rural-urban relations -- Periodicals; Human geography -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; 338.90091724
• DOI: 10.1080/23792949.2020.1851608
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2379-2949

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A salient characteristic of China's public–pgrivate partnerships (PPPs) is the deep involvement of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), particularly those administered by the central/national government (CSOEs). In this research social network analysis (SNA) was used to examine the role of different actors in transport and environmental protection PPPs in China in the period 2012–17. The results largely confirm the resource-based view and resource-dependency theory, showing that while CSOEs are dominant in both sectors, their dominance and control is greatest in transport sector projects that are more dependent on their accumulated experience, expertise, human capital assets and managemgent skills, that their dominance has increased over time, and that it is aligned with the provincial distribution of Chinese CSOEs.