Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/194403 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Urban Management [ISSN:] 2226-5856 [Volume:] 2 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 27-44
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
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.
Subjects: 
China
land consolidation
rural land reform
Rural land transition
urban-rural disparity
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Document Type: 
Article

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