Land Transfer and the Pursuit of Agricultural Modernization in China

Agriculture, countryside and peasantry have been priority concerns of the Chinese government, with land and agriculture being the most crucial. With a growing population, less arable land and often relatively low‐quality land, Chinese peasant agriculture has been undergoing a form of modernization....

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Published in:	Journal of agrarian change 2015-07, Vol.15 (3), p.314-337
Main Author:	Ye, Jingzhong
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Agricultural Development agricultural modernization Agricultural Policy Agriculture Households Land land institution land transfer Land use Modernization Motivation Peasants peasants' livelihood Peoples Republic of China Rights Rural development Social policy Studies
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Summary:	Agriculture, countryside and peasantry have been priority concerns of the Chinese government, with land and agriculture being the most crucial. With a growing population, less arable land and often relatively low‐quality land, Chinese peasant agriculture has been undergoing a form of modernization. While peasants enjoy land‐contract rights as a result of the Household Responsibility System (HRS), the state has been promoting transfer of land‐use rights in order to promote modern agriculture. This paper seeks to understand recent developments in land and agriculture, particularly exploring the transitions of land and agricultural institutions since 1949 and land transfers since the HRS. In so doing, this paper reveals that the state has been strategically responding to various challenges in order that land institutions and policies are always geared to achieving agricultural modernization. During the state's continual drive for modernizations, particularly agricultural modernization, peasants' livelihood is impacted and needs to be protected.
ISSN:	1471-0358 1471-0366