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Moving off the Farm : Land Institutions to Facilitate Structural Transformation and Agricultural Productivity Growth in China

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dc.contributor.authorJin, Songqing
dc.contributor.authorDeininger, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorXia, Fang
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T17:28:48Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T17:28:48Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-01
dc.description.abstractAgriculture has made major contributions to China's economic growth and poverty reduction, but the literature has rarely focused on the institutional factors that might underpin such structural transformation and productivity. This paper aims to fill that gap. Drawing on an 8-year panel of 1,200 households in six key provinces, it explores the impact of government land reallocations and formal land-use certificates on agricultural productivity growth, as well as the likelihood of households to exit from agriculture or send family members to the non-farm sector. It finds that land tenure insecurity, measured by the history of past land reallocations, discourages households from quitting agriculture. The recognition of land rights through formal certificates encourages the temporary migration of rural labor. Both factors have a large impact on productivity (at about 30 percent each), mainly by encouraging market-based land transfers. A sustained increase in non-agricultural opportunities will likely reinforce the importance of secure land tenure, which is a precondition for successful structural transformation and continued economic attractiveness of rural areas.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120117113226
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5949
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3234
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5949
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRARIAN REFORM
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCROWDING OUT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC BOOM
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEFFICIENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPECTED RETURNS
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITY
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARM SECTOR
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectFARM WORK
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMLAND
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFOOD AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGROSS VALUE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectLABOR ALLOCATION
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR LAWS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGE
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGES
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOR TRANSFERS
dc.subjectLABOR-LAND
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOUR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND REDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectLAND SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectLAND TENURE INSECURITY
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLEVEL OF LAND
dc.subjectLEVELS OF LAND
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectMARKET IMPERFECTIONS
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR TENANTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY CHANGE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectRURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOMES
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectRURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectRURAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectSHARE OF LABOR
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEADERS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleMoving off the Farm : Land Institutions to Facilitate Structural Transformation and Agricultural Productivity Growth in Chinaen
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okr.crossref.titleMoving off the Farm: Land Institutions to Facilitate Structural Transformation and Agricultural Productivity Growth in China
okr.date.disclosure2012-01-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:04:41.281857Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120117113226
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid513681468214815029
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5949
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120117113226
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum15637010
okr.identifier.reportWPS5949
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.region.geographicalEast Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.sectorHousing finance,General public administration sector,General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.sectorFinance,Public Administration, Law, and Justice,Agriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Agriculture & Rural Devt. (DECAR)
okr.volume1 of 1
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