IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jlands/v13y2024i8p1162-d1445354.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Research on the Interaction Mechanism between Land System Reform and Rural Population Flow: Europe (Taking Spain as an Example) and China

Author

Listed:
  • Zhaoyang Liu

    (University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain)

  • Samuel Esteban Rodríguez

    (University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Aragon, IUCA, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain)

Abstract

This paper examines the interaction between land policies and rural labor migration in China and Europe, highlighting how land reforms guide labor mobility and their impacts on land and social structures. In China, the Household Contract Responsibility System and land transfer policies have facilitated agricultural scale expansion and the urbanization of the rural labor force. Homestead reforms have further enhanced farmers’ asset liquidity. In Europe, using Spain as a case study, EU agricultural policies have spurred agricultural modernization, economic diversification, and intensive land use. These advancements benefitted from a mature land transfer market and increased non-agricultural employment opportunities. Both China and Europe face challenges of population aging and rural depopulation, necessitating improvements in land use efficiency, the balance of the scale, and the protection of farmers’ rights and interests. Europe addresses labor shortages through technology, mechanization, and cooperatives, while China employs land trusteeship, transfer platforms, and the “three rights separation” system to combat land abandonment and labor shortages. Future research should strengthen comparative studies between China and Europe, quantify interactive relationships, consider the impact of transnational labor mobility under globalization, explore policy innovations, and foster international cooperation to address demographic changes and agricultural labor shortages. Additionally, promoting sustainable land use and farmers’ rights, equalizing urban–rural public services, enhancing education and training, and improving the social security system are crucial for integrated urban–rural development.

Suggested Citation

  • Zhaoyang Liu & Samuel Esteban Rodríguez, 2024. "Research on the Interaction Mechanism between Land System Reform and Rural Population Flow: Europe (Taking Spain as an Example) and China," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:8:p:1162-:d:1445354
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/8/1162/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/8/1162/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Yinxin Su & Mingzhi Hu & Yuzhe Wu, 2023. "Rural Land Transfer and Urban Settlement Intentions of Rural Migrants: Evidence from a Rural Land System Reform in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-15, February.
    2. Michael Ryan, 2023. "Labour and skills shortages in the agro-food sector," OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers 189, OECD Publishing.
    3. Alan Matthews, 2017. "How Can the CAP Promote Rural Jobs?," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society, vol. 16(3), pages 18-21, December.
    4. Gexin Guan & Wei Zhao, 2023. "Using Risk System Theory to Explore Farmers’ Intentions towards Rural Homestead Transfer: Empirical Evidence from Anhui, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-23, March.
    5. Zhen Yang & Weijun Gao & Jiawei Li, 2022. "Can Economic Growth and Environmental Protection Achieve a “Win–Win” Situation? Empirical Evidence from China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-21, August.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Xiuling Ding & Qian Lu & Lipeng Li & Apurbo Sarkar & Hua Li, 2023. "Does Labor Transfer Improve Farmers’ Willingness to Withdraw from Farming?—A Bivariate Probit Modeling Approach," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-27, August.
    2. Garrone, Maria & Emmers, Dorien & Olper, Alessandro & Swinnen, Johan, 2019. "Jobs and agricultural policy: Impact of the common agricultural policy on EU agricultural employment," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 1-1.
    3. Bojnec, Štefan & Fertő, Imre, 2022. "Do different types of Common Agricultural Policy subsidies promote farm employment?," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 112(C).
    4. Yichi Zhang & Kai Xue & Huimin Cao & Yingen Hu, 2023. "The Non-Linear Relationship between the Number of Permanent Residents and the Willingness of Rural Residential Land Transfer: The Threshold Effect of per Capita Net Income," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-23, August.
    5. Huo, Jie & Peng, Chen, 2023. "Depletion of natural resources and environmental quality: Prospects of energy use, energy imports, and economic growth hindrances," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 86(PA).
    6. Molly O’Dea & Amy Cosby & Jaime Manning & Nicole McDonald & Bobby Harreveld, 2024. "Exploring the Ecological Structure of Agricultural Industry School Partnership Systems in the Gippsland Region, Australia," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-18, September.
    7. Muxuan Li & Jingbin Wang, 2023. "Will “Dual Control of the Amount and Intensity of Energy Consumption (DCEC)” Policy Increase Urban Green Competitiveness?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-19, October.
    8. Kexin Hou & Muhammad Waqas, 2024. "Assess the Economic and Environmental Impacts of the Energy Transition in Selected Asian Economies," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-25, October.
    9. Meemken, Eva-Marie & Aremu, Olayinka & Fabry, Anna & Heepen, Celestina & Illien, Patrick & Kammer, Marie & Laitha, Andrew, 2024. "Policy for decent work in agriculture," IAAE 2024 Conference, August 2-7, 2024, New Delhi, India 344353, International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE).
    10. Hu, Zhenhua & Song, Gaohui & Hu, Ziyue & Fang, Jiaqi, 2024. "An improved dynamic game analysis of farmers, enterprises and rural collective economic organizations based on idle land reuse policy," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
    11. Bezáková, Magdaléna & Bezák, Peter, 2022. "Which sustainability objectives are difficult to achieve? The mid-term evaluation of predicted scenarios in remote mountain agricultural landscapes in Slovakia," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).
    12. Yao Luo & Yumei Li & Chen Li & Qun Wu, 2023. "Influence of the Kinship Networks on Farmers’ Willingness to Revitalize Idle Houses," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-14, June.
    13. Yeboah, Samuel, 2023. "Balancing Growth and Green: Strategies for Sustainable Development in Developing Economies," MPRA Paper 118180, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 20 Jun 2023.
    14. Xiaowei Yao & Liqi Guo & Jinteng Li & Zhiyu Zhong & Lu Sun & Ying Wang, 2024. "Impacts of Farmer Differentiation and Environmental Cognition on Farmers’ Willingness to Withdraw from Rural Homesteads: Evidence from Two Pilot Areas in East Hubei, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-21, August.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:8:p:1162-:d:1445354. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.