Land System Reform in Rural China: Path and Mechanism

Xinjie Shi, Xuwen Gao and Shile Fang
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Xinjie Shi: China Academy for Rural Development, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Xuwen Gao: Peking University HSBC Business School, Shenzhen 510632, China
Shile Fang: School of Economics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: Changes in land policy not only determine agricultural growth, but also have bearing on issues, such as peasants’ rights and interests, industrial development, and urbanization. On account of China’s singular history and culture, its land systems are somewhat unique. This paper analyzes the institutional changes that took place before and after 1978 to show the journey of land system reform in rural China in the 20th century. We look closely at the policy performance and drawbacks of the reform that occurred after 1978, and analyze a series of “Central First Documents” that concern rural issues. Based on this analysis, some prospective land policy reforms are predicated. We conclude that at present, rural land ownership is unlikely to be completely privatized in the short-term. Creating a new agricultural management system with special functions or a land shareholding system, could be suitable measures to overcome the disorder of the existing land policy system in China.

Keywords: land system; reform; performance; drawbacks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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