Can Legislation Promote a Circular Economy? A Material Flow-Based Evaluation of the Circular Degree of the Chinese Economy

doi:10.3390/su10040990

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	Can Legislation Promote a Circular Economy? A Material Flow-Based Evaluation of the Circular Degree of the Chinese Economy
	Hu, Yuan 1; He, Xuan 2; Poustie, Mark 1,3
刊名	SUSTAINABILITY
	2018-04
卷号	10 期号:4
关键词	legislation Circular Economy Promotion Law of PRC (CEPL) circular degree Chinese economy evaluation material flow
ISSN号	2071-1050
DOI	10.3390/su10040990
英文摘要	The circular economy has been widely developed in China and other countries. However, China has been the most proactive country in upgrading its economic model by enacting a Circular Economy Promotion Law (CEPL). Nearly 10 years have passed since the adoption of the CEPL, and it is thus essential to evaluate the progress of circular economy development to see if the targets have been achieved. Although it is extremely difficult to evaluate the role of the CEPL in the development of a circular economy in China, we think that if we can estimate the circular degree of the Chinese economy and identify the changes of some key indicators before and after the adoption of the CEPL, it will be helpful in judging whether the CEPL has played a key role in promoting the transition of the economic development model. Since the existing circular economy indicators and evaluation systems have focused mainly on the recycling of resources, we designed a methodology based on the material flow that can be used to evaluate the circular degree of the whole national economy. Through a detailed observation of the circular economy indicators of China, we conclude that the CEPL has not yet played a significant role in promoting the circular economy as was previously believed.
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	MDPI
WOS记录号	WOS:000435188000094
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://10.2.47.112/handle/2XS4QKH4/645]
专题	上海财经大学
通讯作者	Hu, Yuan
作者单位	1.Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Law, 777 Guoding Rd, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China; 2.Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Publ Econ & Adm, 777 Guoding Rd, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China; 3.Univ Strathclyde, Sch Law, Lord Hope Bldg,141 St James Rd, Glasgow G4 0RQ, Lanark, Scotland
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hu, Yuan,He, Xuan,Poustie, Mark. Can Legislation Promote a Circular Economy? A Material Flow-Based Evaluation of the Circular Degree of the Chinese Economy[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2018,10(4).
APA	Hu, Yuan,He, Xuan,&Poustie, Mark.(2018).Can Legislation Promote a Circular Economy? A Material Flow-Based Evaluation of the Circular Degree of the Chinese Economy.SUSTAINABILITY,10(4).
MLA	Hu, Yuan,et al."Can Legislation Promote a Circular Economy? A Material Flow-Based Evaluation of the Circular Degree of the Chinese Economy".SUSTAINABILITY 10.4(2018).