Mw. Lin Zhibin : Voluntary resettlement in China

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24 Sep 2003 13:30
Unit: Wageningen University
Location: Aula (gebouw 362), Gen. Foulkesweg 1, Wageningen
Promotor: prof.dr. N.E. Long (Rural Development Sociology)

 This research investigates the nature and outcomes of resettlement schemes in rural China. The central argument is that government organized resettlement projects have mobilized many resources and have brought potential prosperity to the resettled farmers. However, they have not sufficiently benefited the government defined target groups, namely the poorer populations of the places of origin. Socio-economic analysis provides evidence about who has benefited and in what ways. Policy analysis reveals how modernization theory and the economic growth model have dominated the rationale of policy formulation and implementation to the detriment of poverty alleviation. Sociological analysis explores the dynamics of resettlement, showing precisely how better-off farmers take economic advantage through utilizing their knowledge and social networks to benefit directly from the resettlement programme.
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