Eve Cary
Eve Cary graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a Masters in Asian Studies, with a focus on China. Her research focuses on Chinese domestic politics, overheating and real estate issues, and central-local relations.
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Local Government Financing Growing Increasingly Precarious
In 2008, China’s central government launched its own New Deal, heavily promoting massive infrastructure development after the economic downturn. Local governments were more than happy to take up the banner....
China’s New Property Tax: Toward a Stable Financial Future for Local Government?
Just over a year ago, the Chinese government took the unprecedented step of launching a trial property tax in response to rising real estate prices. Since the mid-2000s in China,...
The Last Year of Hu’s Leadership: Hu’s to Blame?
As the Hu Jintao era enters its final year, Chinese elites have started to review his administration, revealing many observers share a profound sense of disappointment. Hu Jintao has been...
China’s Policy Impasse: The Case of the “Green GDP” Initiative
China’s environmental problems are apparent to any visitor, and the statistics are striking: China is home to 20 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, 90 percent of China’s rivers...