Rural Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities

Williams, Jessica M.; Chu, Vivian H.; Lam, Wai-Fung; Law, Winnie W.Y.

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“…Under the unified big market environment proposed by the Chinese government, the geographical distance has been shortened, and rural business entities can intensively integrate various production factors, facilitating the two-way flow of capital, information, labor, science, and technology between urban and rural areas [35,36]. This integration leads to a deep intertwining of rural and urban areas in terms of population, function, culture, etc., advancing the integrated development of urban and rural areas, greatly enhancing the economic strength of rural areas, improving technology and knowledge dissemination efficiency, and propelling rural three-industry integration [37]. Moreover, market dynamics improve, and rural business entities can cater to a larger market, meeting diverse market player needs and reducing transaction costs.…”

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Evaluating the Effect of Fiscal Support for Agriculture on Three-Industry Integration in Rural China

Li,

Liu,

Chang

2024

Agriculture

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The integration of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries in rural areas, known as three-industry integration, is a crucial strategy for developing rural industries and implementing the rural revitalization initiative in China. The government’s fiscal support for agriculture serves as a cornerstone for the sustainable development of agriculture and rural regions. This study investigates the mechanisms through which fiscal support for agriculture facilitates the integration of the rural three-industry sectors by driving industrial innovation, enhancing the circulation of production factors, and optimizing resource utilization in rural areas. Using panel data from 30 provinces in China spanning from 2008 to 2020, we evaluate the level of three-industry integration in rural areas using an entropy method and analyze the effects of fiscal support for agriculture on this integration. Our findings reveal that: (1) fiscal support for agriculture significantly promotes the incorporated development of rural three-industry integration in China by acting as a catalyst for horizontal and vertical integration; (2) fiscal support enhances rural infrastructure quality, fosters market connectivity, and attracts business clusters, while also optimizing factor markets and facilitating the efficient allocation of land, finance, and resources, thereby enabling new business entities, such as leading enterprises, to benefit from economies of scale and to expand the rural industrial value chain; (3) the effects of fiscal support for agriculture exhibit significant regional and agricultural development heterogeneity, with Central China and major agricultural provinces demonstrating the most pronounced role in promoting rural three-industry integration.

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Evaluating the Effect of Fiscal Support for Agriculture on Three-Industry Integration in Rural China

Li,

Liu,

Chang

2024

Agriculture

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“…In summary, although significant achievements have been made in both the theoretical research and practical experiences of rural industrial integration in recent years, there remain key issues to be addressed due to regional differences [17]. Accurately and profoundly understanding the inherent characteristics of the integrated development of rural industries in China, establishing a set of scientific and reasonable evaluation indicators that fit China's rural development status and objectives, and adopting corresponding evaluation methods to judge the level and process of development are of great importance [18]. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the level of integrated rural industry development in China, identify problems in the development process, and combine analysis of related theories and practices of rural industry integration to propose strategies to enhance the level of integrated rural industry development in China.…”

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Measurement and Dynamic Trend Research on the Development Level of Rural Industry Integration in China

Han,

Chenyang,

Ling

2023

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China is a traditional agricultural country, and the integration of rural industries has become an essential policy direction for the current strategy of agricultural modernization in China. In recent years, the agricultural industrial chains across various regions of China have consistently expanded and extended. The multifunctionality of agriculture is continuously unearthed, and the principal entities managing agriculture have become increasingly diversified and have grown significantly. New industries and forms in agriculture emerge incessantly. Accurately and profoundly understanding the inherent features of the integration of industries in rural China, establishing a scientific and rational measurement index system in line with the current status and development goals of rural China, and employing appropriate measurement methods to assess its development level and process, is instrumental in comprehending the level of integrated development in various regions. This aids in identifying challenges in the developmental process and proposing targeted developmental strategies. Hence, this paper, rooted in the integration of rural industries, cross-industry, industry extension, industry agglomeration, and industry penetration, sets up an measurement index system. Using provincial panel data from 2011 to 2020, the paper measures the level of integrated development in rural industries across China and its 31 provinces. Based on the measurement results, further techniques such as kernel density estimation and Gini coefficient decomposition have been used to analyze the spatial distribution characteristics and dynamic trends of the integrated development of rural industries in China. Research indicates that during the sample period, the overall level of integrated development in rural industries in various provinces in China has shown an upward trend. Development among the eastern, central, and western regions is highly uneven, but this disparity has been gradually narrowing in recent years. Furthermore, the levels of integrated development in different provinces exhibit significant spatial agglomeration effects. The development level of neighboring regions significantly impacts the province's development status. In the process of integrated development of rural industries in China, there's a trend where "it's easier to downgrade than to upgrade," with very few regions achieving leapfrog development.

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Rural Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities

Cited by 2 publications

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Evaluating the Effect of Fiscal Support for Agriculture on Three-Industry Integration in Rural China

Evaluating the Effect of Fiscal Support for Agriculture on Three-Industry Integration in Rural China

Measurement and Dynamic Trend Research on the Development Level of Rural Industry Integration in China

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