Environmental Conservation or the Treadmill of Law: A Case Study of the Post-2014 Husbandry Waste Regulations in China

• Published in: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 296 - 326
• Main Authors: Mao, KuoRay, Jin, Shuqin, Hu, Yu, Weeks, Nefratiri, Ye, Liangjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2022; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Agricultural development; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Agriculture - methods; Animal husbandry; Animals; Case studies; China; Conservation; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; Enforcement; Environmental Pollution; Environmental regulations; Humans; Land use; Law; Natural resources; Pollution; Regulation; Rural development; Rural Population; Specialization; Structural adjustment; Victimization; China; husbandry waste control; agro-industrialization; China; treadmill of law; treadmill of production

As industrialized animal agriculture expanded rapidly in the last decade, the resultant pollution has generated widespread despoliation of natural resources and environmental victimization in rural China. This study examines the formulation and implementation of national environmental regulations fr...