China Policy Journal Volume 1, Number 1, Fall 2018 | Page 123

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4. Data
A
dataset for both rated and unrated
firms in four cities of Jiangsu
province (Huaian, Wuxi,
Yangzhou, and Zhenjiang) for the years
before and after the start of the Green
Watch programs (during the period of
1996-2001) was collected from the municipal
governments and could be utilized
to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Green Watch program in the years of
beginning. The dataset consisted of detailed
information on the firms’ characteristics,
pollution, and environmental
performance ratings.
Table 2. City Comparisons for Industrial Pollution and Socioeconomic and Environmental
Conditions, 2001
Socioeconomic conditions
Sources: Municipal governments of the four cities.
Huaian Wuxi Yangzhou Zhenjiang
GDP per capita (Yuan) 14,359 37,700 21,311 18,852
Economic growth rate (%) 11.05 12.20 7.30 11.10
Unemployment rate (%) 3.84 3.62 3.60 2.30
Population (1,000) 558 2,131 1,097 628
Environmental conditions
TSS: total suspend solids (mg/m 3 ) 0.158 0.144 0.237 0.105
SO 2
: sulfur dioxide (mg/m 3 ) 0.037 0.056 0.023 0.024
NO 2
: nitrogen dioxide (mg/m 3
) 0.027 0.034 0.035 0.038
% of drinking water meeting standards 93.00 97.96 98.80 96.43
% of surface water meeting standards 83.00 91.67 62.00 88.89
Noise (dB(A)) 55.80 56.90 53.20 55.50
Total industrial pollution emissions
Waste water (10,000 tons) 1,674 14,010 3,774 4,544
COD: chemical oxygen demand (tons) 1,708 N.A. 6,787 25,200
Waste gas (100 million m 3 ) 129 471 461 1,895
Smoke (tons) 11,063 8,611 5,385 47,421
SO 2
(tons) 8,863 21,492 35,765 96,377
Solid waste (10,000 tons) 1 8 N.A. 265
Following the success of the pilot
program in Zhenjiang in 1999, Huaian,
Wuxi, and Yangzhou adopted the same
program in 2001. Table 2 provides information
on socioeconomic and environmental
conditions in the four
cities, as well as polluting emissions in
2001. Wuxi had the largest population
as well as the highest GDP per capita,
while Huaian was the poorest. Wuxi
and Yangzhou had the lowest readings
for air quality, measured by SO 2
(sulfur
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