Bridging the Urban-rural Divide? A Case Study on Rural Land Transition in Sichuan province, China
ABSTRACT: Rising concern over urban-rural economic disparity in China in the early 2000s spurred a series of policy initiatives to improve people's quality of life in rural areas. A recently launched Rural Land Transition Program in Sichuan Province aims to increase land-use efficiency and rura...
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| description | ABSTRACT: Rising concern over urban-rural economic disparity in China in the early 2000s spurred a series of policy initiatives to improve people's quality of life in rural areas. A recently launched Rural Land Transition Program in Sichuan Province aims to increase land-use efficiency and rural incomes by consolidating fragmented land plots under large commercial firms for agricultural production. In this paper, we document the scheme of implementation of the land transition project through the pilot case of Renshou Village in Sichuan Province, drawing attention to its contested premise. The paper suggests that the goals of achieving greater economies of scale in agricultural production and increasing rural incomes via land consolidation have met with mixed success. KEYWORDS: Rural land transition, land consolidation, urban-rural disparity, rural land reform, China |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac7abff3a5204b21b1dee434f18425e62022-12-21T22:41:57ZengElsevierJournal of Urban Management2226-58562013-01-01222744Bridging the Urban-rural Divide? A Case Study on Rural Land Transition in Sichuan province, ChinaYan Song0Qinlin Gong1Christine Boyle2Corresponding author; Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDepartment of Economic Management, School of Economics at Sichuan UniversityDepartment of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillABSTRACT: Rising concern over urban-rural economic disparity in China in the early 2000s spurred a series of policy initiatives to improve people's quality of life in rural areas. A recently launched Rural Land Transition Program in Sichuan Province aims to increase land-use efficiency and rural incomes by consolidating fragmented land plots under large commercial firms for agricultural production. In this paper, we document the scheme of implementation of the land transition project through the pilot case of Renshou Village in Sichuan Province, drawing attention to its contested premise. The paper suggests that the goals of achieving greater economies of scale in agricultural production and increasing rural incomes via land consolidation have met with mixed success. KEYWORDS: Rural land transition, land consolidation, urban-rural disparity, rural land reform, Chinahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2226585618300700 |
| spellingShingle | Yan Song Qinlin Gong Christine Boyle Bridging the Urban-rural Divide? A Case Study on Rural Land Transition in Sichuan province, China Journal of Urban Management |
| title | Bridging the Urban-rural Divide? A Case Study on Rural Land Transition in Sichuan province, China |
| title_full | Bridging the Urban-rural Divide? A Case Study on Rural Land Transition in Sichuan province, China |
| title_fullStr | Bridging the Urban-rural Divide? A Case Study on Rural Land Transition in Sichuan province, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging the Urban-rural Divide? A Case Study on Rural Land Transition in Sichuan province, China |
| title_short | Bridging the Urban-rural Divide? A Case Study on Rural Land Transition in Sichuan province, China |
| title_sort | bridging the urban rural divide a case study on rural land transition in sichuan province china |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2226585618300700 |
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