State rescaling, power reconfiguration and path dependence: China’s Xin’an River Basin Eco-compensation Pilot (XRBEP)
通过分析新安江流域生态补偿试点，揭示国家尺度重构中权力重组与路径依赖的张力如何推动中国流域生态补偿政策的演进。
This paper outlines the power configuration and path dependence of state intervention in China’s Xin’an River Basin Eco-compensation Pilot (XRBEP) through the lens of state rescaling. The findings demonstrate that state rescaling of watershed eco-compensation, as a process of state power reconfiguration triggered by capital accumulation, reflects the adaptive governance of China’s central government. We argue that the path dependence of state intervention always coexists in the rescaling process of watershed eco-compensation. Tensions exist between the power reconfiguration and the path dependence of state intervention, which have promoted the process of state rescaling and the evolution of China’s watershed eco-compensation policies.