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Structural Change, Land Use and the State in China: Making Sense of Three Divergent Processes

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  • Murat Arsel

    (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University, The Hague, The Netherlands.)

  • Anirban Dasgupta

    (South Asian University, New Delhi, India.)

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En s’appuyant sur le cas de la croissance économique chinoise, cet article s’interroge sur les implications des évolutions dans les modes d’usage de l’espace, dans un contexte de transformation structurelle. Il soutient que le changement d’affectation des sols est un aspect important, et sous-jacent à la transformation structurelle accompagnant la croissance économique, mais que pourtant la littérature théorique dominante sur les questions de transformation structurelle ne prend pas ce fait en considération. A cet effet, l’article examine la conversion des terres arables dans les provinces côtières, le programme ‘Grain for Green’ et la réhabilitation des terres dégradées. Il plaide également en faveur d’une analyse intégrée prenant compte du fait que la rareté d’une terre est fonction de son emplacement et non pas seulement de sa disponibilité totale sur l’ensemble du territoire national. Cette étude montre qu’en Chine, la transition entre les différents usages de l’espace remet en question la théorie, dominante, linéaire et unidirectionnelle. Les processus examines montrent que l’évolution des terres prend des directions variées et se fait à des fins différentes en fonction de la vision du progrès et du développement adoptée par l’Etat.

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  • Murat Arsel & Anirban Dasgupta, 2013. "Structural Change, Land Use and the State in China: Making Sense of Three Divergent Processes," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 25(1), pages 92-111, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:25:y:2013:i:1:p:92-111
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    1. Murat Arsel & Murat Arsel & Anirban Dasgupta, 2015. "Forum 2015," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 46(4), pages 644-665, July.
    2. Murat Arsel & Laura Rival & Roldan Muradian & Carlos Larrea, 2015. "Forum 2015," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 46(4), pages 961-978, July.
    3. Murat Arsel & Joshua Muldavin, 2015. "Forum 2015," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 46(4), pages 993-1009, July.

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