The“Rural Rejuvenation Act”was legislated on 4th August,2010 by the government,which was designed to revitalize the overall development of rural areas in Taiwan.As rural decline fell into a vicious circle,problems s...The“Rural Rejuvenation Act”was legislated on 4th August,2010 by the government,which was designed to revitalize the overall development of rural areas in Taiwan.As rural decline fell into a vicious circle,problems such as rural migration,aging,lower education,lower average labor productivity,and overall low levels of public service,the government would like to actively solve the so-called“declining industry”.It is enacted to establish a rural rejuvenation fund and hope to take care of the farmers and fishermen in rural areas.The aim of this fund is to make the rural community filling with“vitality,health,and happiness”.To implement rural rejuvenation policy,besides top-down integrating strategies,the bottom-up promoting strategies are also considered as an important method.The Amis indigenous community in Eastern Taiwan was encouraged to apply Empowerment Program.According to the rejuvenation course rule,once organizations which make their farmers or residents finish four stages of course(including beginner’s course,advanced course,core course,and rejuvenation course)are qualified to propose a Rural Rejuvenation Plan.The indigenous community was very happy about the four-year project which was approved by the government.However,whether the mobilization of whole community to execute Rural Rejuvenation Plan and achieve their rejuvenated goal of community development is needed to be investigated deliberatively.We propose an analytical framework to understand the role of collective action based on the interaction of two dimensions:group characteristics of the indigenous community and external environment which is depended on external support by government and non-government organizations.The implementation of the project depends on financial and non-financial support,such as subsidy to verification fees of organic farming or training and empowering farmers with specific knowledge.This study finds that:(1)The community did retain Amis culture;the leaders have been directly involved in strengthening operational capacity;(2)Leaders’efforts of mobilizing the whole community to implement the project collectively resulted in rational ignorance of the villagers and even resource centralization;(3)The central and local government were lack of coordination;the inequality of resource allocation may hinder the indigenous community development.Our findings reveal that collective action is not a panacea to mobilize the villagers to attend community-oriented project.展开更多
Based on the theory of collective action and social capital theory,social capital is introduced into the game analysis of the supply of public goods between the rural elite and ordinary villagers.I establish the incom...Based on the theory of collective action and social capital theory,social capital is introduced into the game analysis of the supply of public goods between the rural elite and ordinary villagers.I establish the income model of public goods utility concerning the rural elite and ordinary villagers;research the incentive of social capital for the rural elite and villagers,and impact of social capital on the rural elite and villagers.Three inferences can be drawn from the model:the precondition for the elite to prompt the collective cooperation is having " good reputation" ;" good reputation" of the elite in the supply of public goods can abate farmers' motive of " free rider" ;the role of the elite in organizing the supply of public goods can save the transaction costs in the process of collective action.Taking the case of Shunhe Village,Panyu District,Guangzhou City,I explain this model.Finally,some policy recommendations are put forth as follows:rebuilding the community credit;giving full play to the role of the rural elite in the supply of public goods in rural areas.展开更多
Making unified registration of rural collective land and granting legal rights of rural collective and farmer land are necessities for protecting the fundamental interests of farmers,implementing the party's rural...Making unified registration of rural collective land and granting legal rights of rural collective and farmer land are necessities for protecting the fundamental interests of farmers,implementing the party's rural policies,and the source of unified real estate registration,and will lay a solid foundation for smooth implementation of registration of real estate. According to requirements of Notice of the General Office of the People's Government of Anhui Province on Implementing the Confirmation and Registration of Ownership of Rural Collective Land,in order to integrate urban and rural development and safeguard the rights and interests of farmers,since January 2010,Ma'anshan Municipal Government has made an overall deployment in the whole city to carry out the confirmation and registration of rural collective land. However,complex property situation of the collective land and the problems of existing registration system have brought about many problems. Through the research and analysis,we came up with recommendations for improving the registration of rural collective land.展开更多
文摘The“Rural Rejuvenation Act”was legislated on 4th August,2010 by the government,which was designed to revitalize the overall development of rural areas in Taiwan.As rural decline fell into a vicious circle,problems such as rural migration,aging,lower education,lower average labor productivity,and overall low levels of public service,the government would like to actively solve the so-called“declining industry”.It is enacted to establish a rural rejuvenation fund and hope to take care of the farmers and fishermen in rural areas.The aim of this fund is to make the rural community filling with“vitality,health,and happiness”.To implement rural rejuvenation policy,besides top-down integrating strategies,the bottom-up promoting strategies are also considered as an important method.The Amis indigenous community in Eastern Taiwan was encouraged to apply Empowerment Program.According to the rejuvenation course rule,once organizations which make their farmers or residents finish four stages of course(including beginner’s course,advanced course,core course,and rejuvenation course)are qualified to propose a Rural Rejuvenation Plan.The indigenous community was very happy about the four-year project which was approved by the government.However,whether the mobilization of whole community to execute Rural Rejuvenation Plan and achieve their rejuvenated goal of community development is needed to be investigated deliberatively.We propose an analytical framework to understand the role of collective action based on the interaction of two dimensions:group characteristics of the indigenous community and external environment which is depended on external support by government and non-government organizations.The implementation of the project depends on financial and non-financial support,such as subsidy to verification fees of organic farming or training and empowering farmers with specific knowledge.This study finds that:(1)The community did retain Amis culture;the leaders have been directly involved in strengthening operational capacity;(2)Leaders’efforts of mobilizing the whole community to implement the project collectively resulted in rational ignorance of the villagers and even resource centralization;(3)The central and local government were lack of coordination;the inequality of resource allocation may hinder the indigenous community development.Our findings reveal that collective action is not a panacea to mobilize the villagers to attend community-oriented project.
文摘Based on the theory of collective action and social capital theory,social capital is introduced into the game analysis of the supply of public goods between the rural elite and ordinary villagers.I establish the income model of public goods utility concerning the rural elite and ordinary villagers;research the incentive of social capital for the rural elite and villagers,and impact of social capital on the rural elite and villagers.Three inferences can be drawn from the model:the precondition for the elite to prompt the collective cooperation is having " good reputation" ;" good reputation" of the elite in the supply of public goods can abate farmers' motive of " free rider" ;the role of the elite in organizing the supply of public goods can save the transaction costs in the process of collective action.Taking the case of Shunhe Village,Panyu District,Guangzhou City,I explain this model.Finally,some policy recommendations are put forth as follows:rebuilding the community credit;giving full play to the role of the rural elite in the supply of public goods in rural areas.
文摘Making unified registration of rural collective land and granting legal rights of rural collective and farmer land are necessities for protecting the fundamental interests of farmers,implementing the party's rural policies,and the source of unified real estate registration,and will lay a solid foundation for smooth implementation of registration of real estate. According to requirements of Notice of the General Office of the People's Government of Anhui Province on Implementing the Confirmation and Registration of Ownership of Rural Collective Land,in order to integrate urban and rural development and safeguard the rights and interests of farmers,since January 2010,Ma'anshan Municipal Government has made an overall deployment in the whole city to carry out the confirmation and registration of rural collective land. However,complex property situation of the collective land and the problems of existing registration system have brought about many problems. Through the research and analysis,we came up with recommendations for improving the registration of rural collective land.
