Redefining property rights over collective land in the urban redevelopment of Shenzhen, China

Lai, Yani; Wang, Jiayuan; Lok, Waiming

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.046

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“…The institutional approach to the analysis of transaction costs and land property rights has been applied in different planning areas such as land use planning, housing, and land development. It focuses on value capture, land price mechanisms, land development processes, governance structures for land conversion, and redevelopment plans [20][21][22][23].…”

Section: Institutional Perspective On Land Development In Chinese Urb...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The overall relationship was that the rate of expansion of state-owned and collective land (UEI) rose at the outset, and the growth rate was affected by the system introduced at different stages. The existing literature characterizes urban land development as the effect of land property rights by referring to the land titling programs in other developing countries [22]. From Chinese urban studies, diverse spatial forms have emerged in marketization [38].…”

Section: Diverse Spatial Forms Of Urban Development In Guangzhoumentioning

confidence: 99%

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Comparison of Collective-Led and State-Led Land Development in China from the Perspective of Institutional Arrangements: The Case of Guangzhou

Yang

2022

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The existing literature explains well how dual urbanization promotes land development and spatial expansion in China, but few studies have examined the emergence of state-led and village-led land development by measuring the urban expansion ratio from the perspective of institutional arrangements. To fill this gap, this study examines the spatial pattern and evolution of urban expansion and then explains the institutional dynamics in evolving different spatial forms of land development in Guangzhou. Among the findings of our research, two important points merit special attention. First, this study examines the emergence of collective-led and state-led development in Chinese cities from the perspective of institutions with the support of empirical evidence from Guangzhou. Herein, urban expansion intensity (UEI) was used to improve urban expansion as an evaluation index of urbanization speed. Second, the present study developed a theoretical framework based on land property rights from an institutional perspective to explain the two forms of land development in the dynamic urbanization process. From a broader theoretical perspective, diverse spatial forms of land development in Chinese cities contribute to the understanding of urban land expansion based on an institutional approach. The policy implication of this study is that the speed of urban expansion will gradually slow with the advancement of new urbanization, and growth in collective land in the urban area will gradually decrease. Land redevelopment policies and regulations should be taken into account for collective land in urban areas, which is necessary for sustainable urban development in China.

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Section: Institutional Perspective On Land Development In Chinese Urb...mentioning

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Section: Diverse Spatial Forms Of Urban Development In Guangzhoumentioning

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Comparison of Collective-Led and State-Led Land Development in China from the Perspective of Institutional Arrangements: The Case of Guangzhou

Yang

2022

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“…The main aim of policy is to reduce transaction costs through legal restrictions. Accordingly, they advocate privatizing public resources as the best way to address over-utilization and free-rider problems, and to improve efficiency (Lai et al 2017). However, within the new institutional school, scholars hold different ideas on private ownership.…”

Section: Property Rights Markets and Firmsmentioning

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Urban Village Shareholding: Cooperative Economic Organization in Northeast China

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2021

American J Econ Sociol

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Since the economic reforms of the 1970s, local Chinese urban authorities have requisitioned rural land near cities. To protect their land from these practices, many urban village collectives have established a cooperative shareholding system, but their motives remain unclear. Neoclassical economics suggests that such enterprises seek to maximize profits. Guided by the original institutionaleconomics approach, I investigate this question empirically by interviewing residents of Mengke village in Chaoyang city, Liaoning Province, northeast China. These data reveal four startling findings about the motives behind the shareholding system. First, collective economic organizations do not simply seek the maximization of profit. Second, the shareholding cooperative system adopted by village collectives helps villagers resist external threats such as land loss. Third, the collective economic organization is not merely a firm or a single market; it may work as a firm and a market simultaneously. Finally, managing of common property contributes to maintaining the identity of the collective. These findings suggest that the theories of neoclassical urban economics and new institutional economics fundamentally mischaracterize urban cooperatives.

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“…According to urban renewal policies, the relationship between developers, land and property owners and the government has been redefined. The developers and land and property owners all have the legal rights to initiate and implement land redevelopment [39]. Such a market-driven process has effectively promoted land redevelopment and has brought profound effects on industrial land transformation.…”

Section: Context For Industrial Land Transformation In Shenzhenmentioning

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Transformation of Industrial Land in Urban Renewal in Shenzhen, China

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The redevelopment and transformation of industrial land has become an important part of urban renewal in China. This study adopts a spatial perspective to investigate the transformation of industrial land in Shenzhen based on a set of reliable data of all urban redevelopment projects of industrial land from 2010 to 2018. Research shows that the development of the real estate market, local government’s strategic demand for upgrading industrial structure, and the policy objective of improving land use intensity are important factors that affect the industrial land transformation. Industrial land has decreased significantly in urban renewal. About 881.79 ha (76.82%) of industrial land has been transformed into commercial, residential, and new industrial spaces. The planned industrial space is mainly located in the central and western regions, while the new commercial and residential spaces are mainly located outside the Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Redevelopment of industrial land has also transferred a certain scale of land to local governments for providing public facilities with an uneven spatial distribution between SEZ and non-SEZ. Therefore, industrial land transformation has brought significant effects on the urban spatial structure of this city. The study concludes with an evaluation of current industrial land redevelopment activities and provides suggestions for sustainable land development in the future.

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Redefining property rights over collective land in the urban redevelopment of Shenzhen, China

Cited by 48 publications

References 27 publications

Comparison of Collective-Led and State-Led Land Development in China from the Perspective of Institutional Arrangements: The Case of Guangzhou

Comparison of Collective-Led and State-Led Land Development in China from the Perspective of Institutional Arrangements: The Case of Guangzhou

Urban Village Shareholding: Cooperative Economic Organization in Northeast China

Transformation of Industrial Land in Urban Renewal in Shenzhen, China

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