China's disappearing countryside : towards sustainable land governance for the poor / Yongjun Zhao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhao, Yongjun.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land reform--China.

Land reform.

Rural poor--China.

Rural poor.

Sustainable development--China.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the linkages between land tenure, development and governance in the context of China's development transformation. Drawing on empirical studies, it advocates the exploration of innovative land tenure systems that address the wider determinants: institutions, power, politics and social development. The book takes a paradigm shift away from those focusing on the narrow meaning of land rights and tenure security strengthening, as these approaches can paradoxically contribute to weaker land and resource governance. The lessons learnt from China also shed light on its global engagement....

Contents:

Introduction : the mystic role of land tenure reform in sustainable rural development

International context of land tenure reform : theoretical reconstruction

A brief account of 600 years of China's land struggles before the market reform era

China's land tenure reform since 1970s : crossing the river by touching the stones?

Withering household responsibility system and sustainable natural resource management in north China

Land transfers for scaled development : an economic fix or marginalization of the poor?

Innovative pro-poor collective land tenure : case study of a village commune in southern China

Conditions and dynamics of pro-poor land tenure.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57169-2

1-317-16726-0

1-317-16725-2

1-4094-2822-2

9781315571690

OCLC:

827209597