Land Reform Lessons For Asia’s Giants  

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Prosterman, Roy L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Far Eastern Economic Review vol. 172 no. 10 (Dec. 2009), page 52.
Topik: China; India; Land Reform; Consumer Market

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Most of China and India's population—1.4 billion people out of a total of 2.5 billion—still depend directly on agriculture for much of all of their livelihood. Yet the majority of this huge farming population lacks secure rights to the land they cultivate. Thus, 60 years after the Chinese revolution and 62 years after Indian independence, the land tenure issue remains alive and critical. Its resolution—or non-resolution—will be one of the key determinants of the future course of development in both countries. It is central, for example, to the growth of China's internal consumer market and to India's long-term political stability. Data from a wide range of countries confirms that secure, long-term possession by those who farm the land brings a whole series of desirable results, such as improved family nutrition and the mitigation of rural grievances. By facilitating an investment horizon that allows for long-term improvements on the land, secure individual ownership contributes to increased production of basic crops and diversification into higher-value crops. As a result, farm incomes grow, which in turn makes a much wider range of consumption possible. Heightened personal status, land wealth, and a greater stake in the rural society also reduce pressures for premature urban migration.

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