Open Access«Double First-Class» Project Implementation: The Influence of Local Government in China
Author(s) -
Fangkun Xin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
universitetskoe upravlenie: praktika i analiz
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1999-6659
pISSN - 1999-6640
DOI - 10.15826/umpa.2020.04.036
Subject(s) - local government , china , competition (biology) , first class , class (philosophy) , constraint (computer aided design) , business , spillover effect , government (linguistics) , investment (military) , economic system , political science , economic growth , economics , public administration , politics , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , data mining , law , biology , microeconomics
This paper discusses the influence of local governments over the realization of «Double First-Class» project in China. Based on the qualitative analysis of 36 universities’ mid-term reports, the spillover effect on local economic and social development was found to be enhancing the core competitiveness of local governments. Text analysis of eight local governments’ «Double First-Class» implementation reports showed that the way of their promoting the «Double First-Class» construction were investment and talent introduction. The local participation in the «Double First-Class» competition under the constraint of national financial resources leads to the Matthew effect of university development. Universities selected for «Double First-Class» will get more resources and develop better, while other universities will be left behind. Therefore, the central government needs to intervene the competition of local governments.