Land Use in China: The Impact of the Economic Revolution
October 31, 2004 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesRural grievances over tenancy insecurity are staples of news stories about China. This feature looks into the impact on peasantry rights as a result of economic change and the legal issues that arises out of Land Law in China.
By Arjun Subrahmanyan
In Chinese history, the peasantry's role as agricultural providers for a vast country and growing population has always been one of the foundations on which any social