The role of local governments in the development of China''s solar
China''s rapid manufacturing buildup and the ensuing global financial crisis led to severe manufacturing overproduction. Global PV supply exceeded demand by 102% in 2008 and 168% in 2009 (Zhang, 2009) 2009, as a means of absorbing overproduction, China began incentivizing domestic solar installations with the inception of both the Solar Roofs Program