Study of Chinese Coal-Mine Disaster

A dead-circle of coal-mine disaster has formed in the long-term games among local government, coal miners and coal-mine managers under the special ecological circumstances of Chinese coal-mine. The mechanism of it is discussed by game theory based on enterprise ecology in this study. It concludes that the collusion between the local government and coal-mine manager will be more rampant along with simple higher penalty under the present structure of interests distribution; The government must participate in dealing with accident problems actually reduce the loss of managers makes them inclined to run lawlessly; Poverty and underestimate their own life worth make the miners risk their health and life for money; The cooperation between the local government and miners is too difficult because of the high cost. The ultimate causes of the disaster are the ubiquitous value concept giving priority to substance, neglecting of life value, awful penury and unreasonable system design.