What makes better village development in traditional agricultural areas of China? Evidence from long-term observation of typical villages

《What makes better village development in traditional agricultural areas of China? Evidence from long-term observation of typical villages》

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关键字: Mechanism; Village development; Rural elites; Rural networks; The bearing model; China; COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT; RURAL-DEVELOPMENT; LAND CONSOLIDATION; ELITE CAPTURE; RAPID URBANIZATION; CHANGING PATTERNS; GOVERNANCE; ECONOMY; PERSPECTIVES; REVITALIZ

作者单位: [Li, Yurui; Fan, Pengcan; Liu, Yansui] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. [Li, Yurui; Fan, Pengcan; Liu, Yansui] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China. [Li, Yurui; Liu, Yansui] Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Assessment & Res Targeted Poverty Alleviat, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. [Li, Yurui; Liu, Yansui] Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Reg Sustainable Dev Modeling, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. Li, YR; Liu, YS (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. E-Mail: liyr@igsnrr.ac.cn; fanpc.16s@igsnrr.ac.cn; liuys@ignsrr.ac.cn

摘要: Although China is experiencing rapid urbanization process, village is still the basic socio-economic unit in rural China and could be seen as the cell of the rural system. A profound understanding of the nature of village development has important theoretical and practical values. This study aims to explore what makes better village development in traditional agricultural areas of China based on long-term observation and comparison of typical villages. The main findings suggest that rural elites are crucial actors in the transformational development of relatively successful villages. The success of these villages is based on the integration and coordination of internal and external driving forces, the participation, negotiation and cooperation among key actors, and the formation and development of rural networks with these key actors. These actors, interactions and processes could be theorized as a conceptual model for rural development: the bearing model. This study could help better understand the political ecology of rural development during the transition from urban bias to rural priority.