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Information disclosure and public participation in environmental management: Evidence from the river chief system in China

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  • Liu, Yazhou
  • Cheng, Yunqian
  • Li, Tianshu
  • Ni, Jinlan
  • Norman, Stephen

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This paper evaluates the River Chief System (RCS), an institutional innovation in river governance. The RCS mandates government disclosure of administrative responsibilities and invites public supervision. Our model expands the traditional public goods theory to a discrete choice application, highlighting the mechanism of RCS that can potentially lead to outcomes closer to the social optimal. Using resident questionnaires from Shanghai, our empirical analyses confirm improved water quality under the RCS. Moreover, we find that information disclosure increases residents' willingness and active involvement in river management, which implies a critical mechanism that may help maintain the long-term effectiveness of environmental policies.

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  • Liu, Yazhou & Cheng, Yunqian & Li, Tianshu & Ni, Jinlan & Norman, Stephen, 2024. "Information disclosure and public participation in environmental management: Evidence from the river chief system in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:chieco:v:85:y:2024:i:c:s1043951x24000579
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2024.102168
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    Keywords

    Water pollution; Information disclosure; Public participation; The river chief system; Public goods;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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