Collective asset management under corporate governance theory

Abstract

The shareholding system for collective assets (SSCA) reform improves collective asset management with the help of corporate governance theory. This reform transforms collective asset management into a corporate governance structure subordinated to shareholders and the collectives' interests. Therefore, this reform can affect residents' disposable income and collective asset size. In this study, the time-varying Difference-in-Difference estimation model is used to examine the impact of the SSCA reform on collective asset size and residents' disposable income. This study shows that the SSCA reform is conducive to increasing residents' disposable income and expanding the size of collective assets. Further research shows that the SSCA reform can increase residents' disposable income by expanding the size of community dividends. The SSCA reform can expand the size of collective assets by reducing collective asset indebtedness.