Land tenure arrangements and rural-urban migration in China

Katrina Mullan; Pauline Grosjean; Andreas Kontoleon

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.08.009

Land tenure arrangements and rural-urban migration in China

Katrina Mullan, Pauline Grosjean, Andreas Kontoleon

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Abstract

Obstacles to internal migration in China contribute to inefficiency, inequality, and land degradation. Academic and policy debate has primarily focused on discrimination against rural migrants on arrival in urban areas. Meanwhile, barriers to migration out of rural areas have received less attention. This paper examines the role of incomplete rural property rights in the migration decisions of rural households. We examine the relationship between tenure insecurity and restrictions on land rentals, and participation in outside labor markets. The results indicate that tenure insecurity reduces migration. This relationship is particularly pronounced on forest land, which has implications for the conservation of recently replanted forest areas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-133
Number of pages	11
Journal	World Development
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.08.009
State	Published - Jan 2011

Keywords

Asia
China
Land rental rights
Land tenure security
Rural-urban migration

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