The main purpose of this paper is 1ğ to explore the institutional arrangements, forces and loc... more The main purpose of this paper is 1ğ to explore the institutional arrangements, forces and local contexts that support the development as well as change of the collective ownership-based land property rights system in Dong-guan, Guang-dong province, and 2ğ to propose an “institutional space” approach to understanding the highly diverse local socio-economic systems in different regions of China. We identify the mechanisms that sustain and mitigate, at various spatial scales in the Dong-guan area, the functioning of the land property rights regime of collective ownership. We hence believe that the benefits generated for the peasants by a
collectively owned system are far better than that by a state-owned system. Yet, in order to seize the enormous potential rent gap from change of land use, the tentacles of
the state organ are, in different ways, tirelessly reaching into villages in rapidly industrializing areas. Finally, we suggest a “township wronging the villages” hypothesis for interpreting the dynamics of state/society relationship in areas where
villages are being rapidly developed.
This article explores the divergent patterns of farmland property
rights transformation in Suzho... more This article explores the divergent patterns of farmland property
rights transformation in Suzhou and Dongguan, China, and investigates the relevant factors influencing this divergence from an institutionalist perspective. We point out that a local property rights regime based on the collective ownership system coupled with developmental dynamics at village level has made the transformation of farmland property rights in Dongguan different from that in Suzhou. We also discover some emerging local institutions that may have been factors in the variation of farmland
property rights transformation between these two regions. Furthermore, we observe that such spatial-institutional variation influences the welfare.
The main purpose of this paper is 1ğ to explore the institutional arrangements, forces and loc... more The main purpose of this paper is 1ğ to explore the institutional arrangements, forces and local contexts that support the development as well as change of the collective ownership-based land property rights system in Dong-guan, Guang-dong province, and 2ğ to propose an “institutional space” approach to understanding the highly diverse local socio-economic systems in different regions of China. We identify the mechanisms that sustain and mitigate, at various spatial scales in the Dong-guan area, the functioning of the land property rights regime of collective ownership. We hence believe that the benefits generated for the peasants by a
collectively owned system are far better than that by a state-owned system. Yet, in order to seize the enormous potential rent gap from change of land use, the tentacles of
the state organ are, in different ways, tirelessly reaching into villages in rapidly industrializing areas. Finally, we suggest a “township wronging the villages” hypothesis for interpreting the dynamics of state/society relationship in areas where
villages are being rapidly developed.
This article explores the divergent patterns of farmland property
rights transformation in Suzho... more This article explores the divergent patterns of farmland property
rights transformation in Suzhou and Dongguan, China, and investigates the relevant factors influencing this divergence from an institutionalist perspective. We point out that a local property rights regime based on the collective ownership system coupled with developmental dynamics at village level has made the transformation of farmland property rights in Dongguan different from that in Suzhou. We also discover some emerging local institutions that may have been factors in the variation of farmland
property rights transformation between these two regions. Furthermore, we observe that such spatial-institutional variation influences the welfare.
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collectively owned system are far better than that by a state-owned system. Yet, in order to seize the enormous potential rent gap from change of land use, the tentacles of
the state organ are, in different ways, tirelessly reaching into villages in rapidly industrializing areas. Finally, we suggest a “township wronging the villages” hypothesis for interpreting the dynamics of state/society relationship in areas where
villages are being rapidly developed.
rights transformation in Suzhou and Dongguan, China, and investigates the relevant factors influencing this divergence from an institutionalist perspective. We point out that a local property rights regime based on the collective ownership system coupled with developmental dynamics at village level has made the transformation of farmland property rights in Dongguan different from that in Suzhou. We also discover some emerging local institutions that may have been factors in the variation of farmland
property rights transformation between these two regions. Furthermore, we observe that such spatial-institutional variation influences the welfare.
collectively owned system are far better than that by a state-owned system. Yet, in order to seize the enormous potential rent gap from change of land use, the tentacles of
the state organ are, in different ways, tirelessly reaching into villages in rapidly industrializing areas. Finally, we suggest a “township wronging the villages” hypothesis for interpreting the dynamics of state/society relationship in areas where
villages are being rapidly developed.
rights transformation in Suzhou and Dongguan, China, and investigates the relevant factors influencing this divergence from an institutionalist perspective. We point out that a local property rights regime based on the collective ownership system coupled with developmental dynamics at village level has made the transformation of farmland property rights in Dongguan different from that in Suzhou. We also discover some emerging local institutions that may have been factors in the variation of farmland
property rights transformation between these two regions. Furthermore, we observe that such spatial-institutional variation influences the welfare.