The Growth of a Transplanted Concept:Origins,Differences,and Prospects of Local Research on Governmental"Collusion"Behaviour
As a product of China's institutional environment,governmental"collusion"has re-ceived continuous attention from the academic community.However,the concept of"collusion"origi-nated from the western economics,and when it is introduced into the public administration in China as a transplanted concept,and collides with the characteristic governance practice and cultural environ-ment,how will the conceptual connotation and scope of application of"collusion"change?What kind of research on governmental"collusion"behaviour will this change bring about?A review of related studies reveals that the"conceptual extension"and"conceptual travel"of"collusion"in the process of transplantation are the main reasons for the cognitive differences in the formation of its attributes,and that the localized studies revolve around and focus on the"informal behaviour",forming two research paths:"distortion-weakening"and"adaptation-innovation".Future research needs to clarify the con-ceptual cognition of governmental"collusion",pay attention to the new environment of"collusion"in the context of today's era,and enrich the perspective of governmental"collusion"research,and devel-op localized academic concepts in accordance with the times.