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The Impacts of the Sanitation Campaign on Improving Living Environments: Evidence From Rural China

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  • Qingen Gai
  • Chengzheng Li
  • Xiong Xiao

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To narrow the gap in living environments between rural and urban areas, the Chinese government launched a nationwide sanitation campaign to improve the rural living environment. This paper uses rural household survey data and employs an econometric approach to evaluate the various effects of this top‐down sanitation campaign. The empirical results indicate that the environmental benefits of the sanitation campaign are statistically significant, whereas the short‐term health and income effects are not. Villages completing the sanitation campaign (or with higher completion scores) enjoy a relatively better living environment: a statistically significant decline in the probability of having household waste, domestic sewage and human and animal excrement (odour) near homes. In addition, we also find that rural sanitation campaigns stimulate environmentally friendly behaviours of rural residents. JEL Classification: P28, P25, Q52

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  • Qingen Gai & Chengzheng Li & Xiong Xiao, 2025. "The Impacts of the Sanitation Campaign on Improving Living Environments: Evidence From Rural China," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 69(3), pages 625-648, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajarec:v:69:y:2025:i:3:p:625-648
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70011
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    JEL classification:

    • P28 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Natural Resources; Environment
    • P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects

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