Industrial Ownership and Environmental Performance : Evidence from China

The authors explore the differences in pollution control performance of industries with different types of ownership in China-state-owned (SOE), collectively- or community-owned (COE), privately owned (POE), companies with foreign direct investment...

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Main Authors: Wang, Hua, Jin, Yanhong
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2101352/industrial-ownership-environmental-performance-evidence-china
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spelling okr-10986-191982021-04-23T14:03:43Z Industrial Ownership and Environmental Performance : Evidence from China Wang, Hua Jin, Yanhong INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLLUTION CONTROL STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOREIGN COMPANIES JOINT VENTURES ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK LAW ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ECONOMETRIC MODELS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS WATER DISCHARGE & FLOW AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CHANNELS COAL COD DEBT DECISION MAKING ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS EMISSION EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES GAS INCOME INDUSTRIAL PLANTS INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INPUT PRICES LAWS LOCAL AUTHORITIES MANAGERS MARGINAL COST NOISE POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTANT POLLUTERS POLLUTION POLLUTION ABATEMENT POLLUTION CHARGE POLLUTION CHARGES POLLUTION CONTROL POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS POLLUTION DISCHARGE POLLUTION INTENSITY POLLUTION LEVY POLLUTION LEVY SYSTEM POLLUTION REDUCTION POLLUTION REGULATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESS PROGRAMS RESOURCE ALLOCATION SOCIAL COSTS SOLID WASTE SUSPENDED SOLIDS TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS VIOLENCE WAGES WASTE WASTE WATER WATER POLLUTANTS WATER POLLUTION WORKERS WATER DISCHARGE & FLOW The authors explore the differences in pollution control performance of industries with different types of ownership in China-state-owned (SOE), collectively- or community-owned (COE), privately owned (POE), companies with foreign direct investment (FDI), and joint ventures. About 1,000 industrial firms in three provinces of China were surveyed, and detailed 1999 firm-level information was obtained. The authors analyzed the differences between firms in receiving and reacting to environmental regulatory enforcement, community pressure, environmental services, as well as in the firm's internal environmental management among the different types of ownership. The authors also conducted econometric analyses on the determinants of pollution discharge performance. The results show that foreign direct investment and collectively-owned enterprises have better environmental performances in terms of water pollution discharge intensity, while state-owned enterprises and privately owned enterprises in China are the worst performers. The results also suggest that collectively-owned enterprises in China do internalize environmental externalities. 2014-08-01T17:33:23Z 2014-08-01T17:33:23Z 2002-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2101352/industrial-ownership-environmental-performance-evidence-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19198 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2936 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China
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topic INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
POLLUTION CONTROL
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS
COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
FOREIGN COMPANIES
JOINT VENTURES
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
LAW ENFORCEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
WATER DISCHARGE & FLOW AIR
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CHANNELS
COAL
COD
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
EMISSION
EMISSION STANDARDS
EMISSIONS
EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNALITIES
GAS
INCOME
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INPUT PRICES
LAWS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MANAGERS
MARGINAL COST
NOISE
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLLUTANT
POLLUTERS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CHARGE
POLLUTION CHARGES
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS
POLLUTION DISCHARGE
POLLUTION INTENSITY
POLLUTION LEVY
POLLUTION LEVY SYSTEM
POLLUTION REDUCTION
POLLUTION REGULATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PROGRAMS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
SOCIAL COSTS
SOLID WASTE
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS
VIOLENCE
WAGES
WASTE
WASTE WATER
WATER POLLUTANTS
WATER POLLUTION
WORKERS
WATER DISCHARGE & FLOW
spellingShingle INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
POLLUTION CONTROL
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS
COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
FOREIGN COMPANIES
JOINT VENTURES
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
LAW ENFORCEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
WATER DISCHARGE & FLOW AIR
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CHANNELS
COAL
COD
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
EMISSION
EMISSION STANDARDS
EMISSIONS
EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNALITIES
GAS
INCOME
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INPUT PRICES
LAWS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MANAGERS
MARGINAL COST
NOISE
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLLUTANT
POLLUTERS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CHARGE
POLLUTION CHARGES
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS
POLLUTION DISCHARGE
POLLUTION INTENSITY
POLLUTION LEVY
POLLUTION LEVY SYSTEM
POLLUTION REDUCTION
POLLUTION REGULATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PROGRAMS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
SOCIAL COSTS
SOLID WASTE
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS
VIOLENCE
WAGES
WASTE
WASTE WATER
WATER POLLUTANTS
WATER POLLUTION
WORKERS
WATER DISCHARGE & FLOW
Wang, Hua
Jin, Yanhong
Industrial Ownership and Environmental Performance : Evidence from China
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
China
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2936
description The authors explore the differences in pollution control performance of industries with different types of ownership in China-state-owned (SOE), collectively- or community-owned (COE), privately owned (POE), companies with foreign direct investment (FDI), and joint ventures. About 1,000 industrial firms in three provinces of China were surveyed, and detailed 1999 firm-level information was obtained. The authors analyzed the differences between firms in receiving and reacting to environmental regulatory enforcement, community pressure, environmental services, as well as in the firm's internal environmental management among the different types of ownership. The authors also conducted econometric analyses on the determinants of pollution discharge performance. The results show that foreign direct investment and collectively-owned enterprises have better environmental performances in terms of water pollution discharge intensity, while state-owned enterprises and privately owned enterprises in China are the worst performers. The results also suggest that collectively-owned enterprises in China do internalize environmental externalities.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Wang, Hua
Jin, Yanhong
author_facet Wang, Hua
Jin, Yanhong
author_sort Wang, Hua
title Industrial Ownership and Environmental Performance : Evidence from China
title_short Industrial Ownership and Environmental Performance : Evidence from China
title_full Industrial Ownership and Environmental Performance : Evidence from China
title_fullStr Industrial Ownership and Environmental Performance : Evidence from China
title_full_unstemmed Industrial Ownership and Environmental Performance : Evidence from China
title_sort industrial ownership and environmental performance : evidence from china
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2101352/industrial-ownership-environmental-performance-evidence-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19198
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