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100			_a Zhang, Pan _933867
245			_aTarget interactions and target aspiration level adaptation: How do government leaders tackle the “environment-economy” nexus?
260			_aPublic Administration Review
300			_a81(2), Mar-Apr, 2021: p.220-230
520			_aHow do local governments set performance targets under multi-task conditions? This article builds a theoretical linkage between environmental targets and gross domestic product (GDP) growth goals in China. Treating environmental protection and economic development as competitive tasks in China, the author argues that environmental targets constrain GDP growth goals and that this negative relationship is weakened by relative pollutant emission efficiency. The article empirically examines these theoretical hypotheses using a panel data set of sulfur dioxide emission reduction targets and GDP growth goals across Chinese provinces. The statistical findings support these arguments and help elucidate the “black box” of decision-making in the public sector. – Reproduced
650			_aGross domestic product (GDP) growth _933868
773			_aPublic Administration Review
906			_aLOCAL GOVERNMENT
942			_cAR