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

05.11.2012 Eve Cary

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...

Publication China Brief China and the Asia-Pacific

China’s New Property Tax: Toward a Stable Financial Future for Local Government?

03.02.2012 Eve Cary

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....

Publication China Brief China and the Asia-Pacific

The Last Year of Hu’s Leadership: Hu’s to Blame?

12.20.2011 Cheng Li

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...

Publication China Brief China and the Asia-Pacific

China’s Policy Impasse: The Case of the “Green GDP” Initiative

05.06.2011 Eve Cary

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,...

Publication China Brief China and the Asia-Pacific