How does religious belief promote farmer entrepreneurship in rural China?

Miao, Shuchao; Chi, Jing; Liao, Jing; Qian, Long

doi:10.1016/j.econmod.2021.01.015

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“…Therefore, the survey of religious beliefs is relatively reliable. Moreover, other studies can also corroborate the findings of this paper [49], confirming that the religious belief rate of Chinese rural residents is low. Secondly, this paper revealed multiple factors influencing food waste generation; however, some factors were not thoroughly investigated due to time and budget constraints.…”

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The Association between Religious Beliefs and Food Waste: Evidence from Chinese Rural Households

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Zhao

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This paper investigates the Chinese rural household food waste issue from the unique perspective of religious beliefs based on 1380 samples in 26 provinces in mainland China. By using the count regression approach model, it is found that about 2.30% of the home meal is wasted on average for Chinese rural households. The empirical results reveal that religion has a significantly negative impact on residents’ food wastage, and religious rural households waste less food than their counterparts. Taking into account the possible omission of variables and selection bias, the above conclusion is still valid. Additionally, male household heads, small household size, young families, bad food storage conditions, and the poorer convenience of buying foods are positively related to the higher food waste rate in rural China. Thus, the study provides evidence that religiosity plays a positive role in reducing food waste in rural China. As most of the world’s population is religious to some extent, the finding may also apply to other countries or regions, and it implies that religion and sustainable food consumption are closely related.

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“…The results indicate that 5.3% of surveyed Chinese rural households have a religious belief. As a country influenced by secular moral theories, the result indicates that China has a low proportion of religious believers, as confirmed by other surveys [49].…”

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The Association between Religious Beliefs and Food Waste: Evidence from Chinese Rural Households

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“…Informal institution generally consists of religion, culture, customs and interpersonal relationships. Village rules, as an important component of the informal institution, have become an important form of villagers’ autonomy and have been highly praised by many countries [ 18 ].…”

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The Impact of Village Rules and Formal Environmental Regulations on Farmers’ Cleaner Production Behavior: New Evidence from China

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2021

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Village rules and formal environmental regulations are of great significance for standardizing farmers’ cleaner production behavior, promoting green transformation of agriculture and realizing sustainable development of agriculture. Based on the survey data of 946 farmers in five provinces of China, taking seed coating technology, soil testing and formulated fertilization technology, subsoiling tillage technology, green technology for pest and disease control and straw returning technology as examples, this article empirically analyzes the impact of village rules and formal environmental regulations on farmers’ cleaner production behavior by using the multivariate probit model. When formal environmental regulations are relatively lacking or weak, village rules can be used as a useful supplement to formal environmental regulations to promote farmers’ participation in cleaner production. Based on this, this article argues that the important reason for formal environmental regulations falling into relative system failure is that village rules have not been paid enough attention in promoting farmers’ cleaner production behavior. In the future, we should not only continue to strengthen the role of formal environmental regulations in farmers’ cleaner production, but also cultivate the informal institution represented by the village rules, and build the regulatory system of mutual support between informal institution and formal institution.

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“…Their dynamic entrepreneurial behaviors help create jobs, supply goods, mobilize savings, and produce real welfare gains for the country [146]. Farmer entrepreneurs are particularly important for transition economies with large rural populations [147]. As an integral part of the agricultural sector, farmer entrepreneurship could not only increase farmers' incomes but also improve their standard of living [148].…”

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The Influence of Family Social Status on Farmer Entrepreneurship: Empirical Analysis Based on Thousand Villages Survey in China

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Wang

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Researchers in the fields of psychology and sociology have demonstrated the profound influence of social status on people’s behavior. Although existing studies show that social status matters, scholars have devoted little attention to how family social status affects individuals’ risk-taking entrepreneurial behavior. In Chinese rural areas, where the idea of “family” is deeply embedded, how family social status affects farmers’ entrepreneurial behavior is still an unsolved question. In this paper, we analyze the impact of family social status on farmer entrepreneurship and investigate the moderating effects of external institutional factors, such as regional policy uncertainty and local family culture. Our findings show that family social status has an important impact on farmers’ risk preferences, therefore affecting their motivation to undertake entrepreneurial behaviors. By inspecting the role of social status at the family level, our study offers important implications for social class and entrepreneurial theorizing.

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How does religious belief promote farmer entrepreneurship in rural China?

Cited by 43 publications

References 66 publications

The Association between Religious Beliefs and Food Waste: Evidence from Chinese Rural Households

The Association between Religious Beliefs and Food Waste: Evidence from Chinese Rural Households

The Impact of Village Rules and Formal Environmental Regulations on Farmers’ Cleaner Production Behavior: New Evidence from China

The Influence of Family Social Status on Farmer Entrepreneurship: Empirical Analysis Based on Thousand Villages Survey in China

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