Social Sciences in China (Chinese Edition)

No.9, 2020

The Policy Orientation of China’s Marine Ecological Environment (2014-2017)

(Abstract)

Fu Guangwan

The “deviation phenomenon” of the number of policy changes shows that the foundation of China’s marine eco-environmental policy had begun to change in 2014, having earlier adapted to changes in the main contradictions of Chinese society. At present, the direction of the adjusted content of China’s marine eco-environmental policy involves altering structural imbalances and improving prediction. To improve the performance of China’s marine eco-environmental policies, we need to realize the transition from stepped policy process preferences to balanced policy process preferences as soon as possible. Whether the selection model for our policy tools evolves in a direction that is conducive to improving policy performance depends on the mutual adjustment of the objects of policy, the policy environment and the degree of governmental authority. The governance model takes public policy as its external manifestation. The operation of public policy allows us to observe and describe the governance model. The governance model of China's marine eco-environment can be expressed as follows: the foundation of policy issues reflects the people-centered concept, the policy tool selection model emphasizes that it is state-led, and the structural asymmetry of policies indicates the need to strengthen system thinking.