Institution and institutional changes always act on the development of society and economics. 1n present China, the defects of rural farmland system obstruct the development of rural economics and society. So this dissertation mainly comparatively stu...
Institution and institutional changes always act on the development of society and economics. 1n present China, the defects of rural farmland system obstruct the development of rural economics and society. So this dissertation mainly comparatively studies rural farmland system between China and other country. It is important to put forward new ideas for improving Chinese rural farmland system.
At introduction of this paper, the necessity to research on rural farmland system is brought forward and the basic research frame of this paper is established.
Based on past studies, in the second chapter the paper generalizes some concepts including institution, land, farmland system, institutional change etc. Moreover, it puts forward the characteristic of path-reliant about farmland institutional change and innovation.
The study in the third chapter mainly describes the process of Chinese rural farmland system and analyzes the present rural farmland system based on the "household contract responsibility system with remuneration linked to output"(HRS). At first, the paper in this chapter describes some main stages of Chinese rural farmland system, explaining what system makes for the increase in produce yield and farmer income so benefit to the improvement of productivity, and what system make against the improvement of productivity. Secondly, it analyzes the initiating and effect of HRS, and besides which mainly analyzes the defects of present rural farmland system. for example, the absent of main body in farmland ownership, the faultiness in establishment of farmland usufruct, the loss of farmland and other problems. In addition, in this chapter the rural farmland system in Taiwan also is studied.
In the fourth chapter the paper analyzes the rural farmland system of Korea from three points of farmland ownership system, farmland tenancy system and farmland preservation system. Based on the details of three kinds of system some experience used for reference by China is given. There is much in the establishment of Agricultural Infrastructure Corporation (AIC) and the perfect farmland preservation system that China can make use of. But China also must draw some lessons from Korea farmland ownership system. Because of its defect, the price of farmland and the cost of produce went up so that it made against international market competition of produce.
The rural farmland system of some other country is researched to the point in the fifth chapter. This section comparatively analyses the farmland system of Japan, Germany and France from three points of farmland ownership system, farmland tenancy system and farmland preservation system.
There are the conclusion and suggestion in the sixth chapter. The author thinks that only to establish distinct farmland ownership system can China construct perfect farmland protection system and farmland circulation system. On the base of synthesis to all kinds of views about farmland ownership system in the academe the author conceives that the farmland state-owned system could be fit for China. It can ensure that the farmer possesses complete usufruct to farmland in China. On the precondition of farmland ownership, the innovation train of thought about farmland protection system and farmland circulation system are brought forward.
Key words: Rural Farmland; Institutional Innovation; Farmland ownership system