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- Title
Impact of the rural collective economy on improving the rural living environment.
- Authors
ZHANG Fan; SHAO Junjie; ZHOU Li
- Abstract
Playing a crucial role in China's socialist public ownership economy, the rural collective economy not only organizes farmers and facilitates rural development but also serves as a key governance mechanism in rural areas. Understanding the impact of the rural collective economy on improving the living environment is essential for rural revitalization and the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. This study used data from the 2020 China Rural Revitalization Survey conducted by the Rural Development Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Mvprobit model to empirically analyze the relationship and mechanisms between the rural collective economy and the behavior of rural households in enhancing the living environment. The key findings were as follows: (J) The expansion and advancement of the rural collective economy significantly increased the likelihood of rural households adopting scientific methods for treating domestic sewage and using sanitary toilets. This conclusion remained valid under various variable settings and the influence of confounding factors and was verified through endogeneity tests, demonstrating its robustness. Therefore, developing the rural collective economy is a critical strategy for improving the rural living environment. © The development of the rural collective economy led to an increase in village public expenditure and household income, meeting the requirements for two-part-payment club goods attributes necessary for improving the living environment by both the public and private sectors. Additionally, the development of the rural collective economy enhanced villagers' trust in village officials and their participation in public affairs, thereby increasing the enthusiasm of rural households to participate in living environment improvement. In essence, the rural collective economy could transform economic resources into governance resources, promoting rural construction and beautification. © In village collectives overly relying on government transfer payments, the probability of rural households adopting scientific methods to treat domestic sewage and improve sanitary conditions was comparatively lower. Furthermore, the higher the degree of aging in households, the more limited the role of the village collective economy in incentivizing rural households to improve their living environment. These research findings highlight the necessity of increasing rural collective economic income through various means, especially operational income, to convert economic resources into governance resources and build a livable, business-friendly, and beautiful countryside in the process of rural living environment governance.
- Subjects
CHINA; RURAL poor; TRANSFER payments; SEWAGE; AGRICULTURAL modernization; GOVERNMENT ownership; INCOME
- Publication
China Population Resources & Environment, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 1, p118
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12062/cpre.20230730