ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Environmental Health and Exposome
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1611688
Drivers and Group Analysis of Governance Efficiency of Eco-Environmental Government-Enterprise Co-operation in China
Provisionally accepted
- 1School of Marxism, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
- 2School of Medical Administration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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The government-enterprise cooperation (GEC) model presents an innovative approach to China's eco-environmental governance, effectively alleviating fiscal pressures on government, enhancing governance efficacy, and promoting balanced econom-ic-ecological development across regions.This study employs the DEA method to measure eco-environmental GEC governance efficiency across 30 Chinese provinces (2010-2021), while utilizing the GTWR model to analyze spatiotemporal distribution patterns of efficiency drivers and their clustering characteristics. Key findings include: ① Temporally, China's eco-environmental GEC governance efficiency demonstrates triphasic evolution: "declining-rising-declining". ② Spatially, significant nonstationarity emerges with distinct high-low clustering patterns during the study period. ③ Driver analysis through spatiotemporal geographically weighted regression reveals substantial spatiotemporal heterogeneity in factor influences, with population density, technologi-cal investment, and innovation capacity emerging as key determinants through cluster analysis.Policy recommendations propose: (1) Implementing regionally differentiated GEC governance frameworks;(2) Enhancing technological sophistication and energy utilization efficiency in GEC systems; (3) Optimizing legal and market infrastructures for eco-environmental collaboration. Literature Review and Theoretical FrameworkThe evolution of eco-environmental governance research reflects methodological advancements across three paradigms: institutional analysis, efficiency quantification, and spatiotemporal dynamics.Early foundational studies established governance frameworks under China's unique political ecology
Keywords: Ecological environment, Government-enterprise cooperation, Governance efficiency, drivers, Group analysis
Received: 14 Apr 2025; Accepted: 15 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: mei Ling Zheng, School of Medical Administration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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