Myth of Growth and Ecology:Evidence From China

• 作 者: Wei Li
• 机 构: Party School of CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee,33003 Nanchang,Jiangxi,China
• 出 处: 中国国外农业经济研究会,华南农业大学
• 发表日期: 2017年1期
• 关键词: Growth Ecology Finance Transfers China

　　Economic growth and ecological maintenance are always conflicting in poverty reducing process of developing countries.It is a central issue in agenda.The policy of governments finance transfers may be a solution to the issue.However,the effect of the policy may be hindered by political constraints on making and implementation of policies.But,China may be an exception.It is the hypothesis that continued and stable finance transfers of the central government maybe lead to harmonious development between economy and ecology in the poverty areas in last thirty years.In this paper we use panel data on all Chinese counties during 2000-2010 to test it.We show that such finance transfers have been positive and significant effects on industry and ecology in Chineses national poor counties,while negative and insignificant effects in agriculture.We argue that it is the political constraint that leads to harmonious development.And the political constraint is caused by inconsistent goals between the evaluation system of national poverty qualification of central government and the official promotion systems of local government.