Do Rural Land Markets Increase Inequality? Evidence from a Chinese Province

Using a 2001 provincial survey, we find that disparities in land-rights distribution have greatly increased in rural China, and the growth of land markets is directly responsible for that. The land markets tend to concentrate land in those who can more efficiently use it. This translates disparities...

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Main Author: Zhang, Qian Forrest
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/72
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1071/viewcontent/Land_inequality.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English