Digital Village Construction: A Multi-Level Governance Approach to Enhance Agroecological Efficiency

Jin Ren, Xinrui Chen, Lefeng Shi, Ping Liu and Zhixiong Tan ()
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Jin Ren: School of Economics and Management, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China
Xinrui Chen: School of Economics and Management, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China
Lefeng Shi: National Center for Applied Mathematics in Chongqing, Chongqing 401331, China
Ping Liu: School of Computer and Information Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China
Zhixiong Tan: School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of China’s digital village construction, emphasizing its role in rural organizational governance, from bureaucracies to self-governance bodies to market forces and social organizations. Utilizing sample data from 30 provinces from 2014 to 2020, the study dissects the dynamics and diversity of multi-level governance in bolstering agroecological efficiency (AEE). Notable insights include a significant positive correlation between digital villages and AEE. However, it wanes in an “inverted U” pattern beyond a digital development index of 0.8. Furthermore, rural bureaucrats and self-governing entities independently advance AEE, while market forces and social organizations require enhancement. These findings contribute to the field of digital village construction and inform sustainable agricultural strategies in developing nations.

Keywords: the construction of digital village; agroecological efficiency; rural multi-level governance; generalized propensity score matching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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