Collective efficacy and village sustainable development: An empirical study based on village assistance cases by the China foundation for poverty alleviation
Jun Zhou
School of Finance and Public Administration, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v8i1.13622
Keywords: collective efficacy; collective institutionalization mechanism; collective governance structure; sustainable village development
Abstract
Promoting sustainable village development constitutes a critical theoretical and practical imperative for advancing China's rural revitalization and common prosperity strategies. Collective efficacy emerges as a pivotal determinant influencing sustainable village development, with the collective institutionalization mechanism serving as the core operational framework to achieve such efficacy and drive sustainable progress. The collective governance structure of villages stands as a crucial variable affecting the implementation of this institutionalization mechanism.Our analysis reveals a structural paradox in institutional operations: During the initial and growth phases of collective economic development, when the governance structure manifests complex operational features characterized by separate Party, government, and economic organizations with decentralized checks and balances, the implementation of collective institutionalization mechanisms encounters significant impediments. Under such circumstances, the realization of collective efficacy becomes unattainable, thereby undermining the prospects of sustainable village development. Conversely, when the governance structure demonstrates integrated and streamlined operational characteristics featuring coordinated interactions among distinct yet synergistic Party, government, and economic entities, the collective institutionalization mechanism can be effectively implemented. This operational paradigm facilitates the achievement of collective efficacy and propels sustainable village development.This structural analysis underscores the critical importance of optimizing village governance models to align with developmental phases, particularly through establishing collaborative mechanisms that maintain organizational distinctions while enhancing functional integration among key governance actors.
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