The Poverty-Benefit Effects of the Integration of Three Rural Sector Industries: The Case of China

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to empirically substantiate the poverty-benefit effects of the integration of the three rural sector industries in China. The study results show that the integration of three rural industries has a significant poverty-benefiting impact. The heterogeneity analysis shows that the age, gender, education level, and region of the household head also have a certain degree of influence on the poverty-benefit effect of the integration of the three rural industries. The study of the poverty-benefit impacts of the integration of the three rural industries can provide theoretical support for China to consolidate its poverty-eradication achievements, promote the integration of the three rural industries, and comprehensively promote rural revitalization and accelerate agricultural and rural modernization. At the same time, China's experience also has implications for developing rural industrial integration in other countries.