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 (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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Wang, Hua, Jin, Yanhong
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2002-12
Subjects:	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 PERFORMANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, 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 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,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2101352/industrial-ownership-environmental-performance-evidence-china https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19198
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