Sustainable use of farmland and government incentives

Author: Gao Ming
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book focuses on the "driving forces" and "incentives" related to the sustainable use of arable land. Utilizing principles of economics and management, it analyzes the cost and revenue components of land protection for relevant economic entities and their influencing factors, revealing the economic reasons behind the sustainable use of arable land. Subsequently, it proposes market-based and government-based incentive schemes. Therefore, this book interprets the significant practical issue of sustainable arable land use from the perspective of "driving forces" and "incentives," not only demonstrating the innovation of its topic selection and research approach but also possessing strong theoretical and practical value. Food is essential for people, and land is the foundation of agriculture. This book analyzes the driving forces and influencing factors of sustainable arable land use from three perspectives: the central government, local government, and farmers. It examines the value orientation and behavioral logic of current land users through the lens of economic rationality. On this basis, it proposes government incentive approaches to achieve sustainable arable land use, emphasizing adjustments and innovative ideas in China's arable land property rights system, agricultural subsidy policies, and land management systems. This book was supported by the Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation Project (G2004—05) and the National Key Discipline Construction Fund of the College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University.
About the Author: Gao Ming is a Han Chinese from Nong'an County, Jilin Province. He graduated from Renmin University of China in 2001 with a Ph.D. in Management. Currently, he is a postdoctoral fellow at the Postdoctoral Research Station of the College of Forestry and Agriculture Economics, China Agricultural University, specializing in environmental and resource economics and agricultural economics. Since 2001, he has led four projects funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation, the Beijing Municipal Philosophy and Social Sciences "15th Five-Year Plan" Key Project, and the Heilongjiang Provincial Education Department's Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project. He has participated in nine research projects. He has published over 30 academic papers, among which "Policy Innovations on Strengthening Farmers' Motivation on Sustainable Use of Arable Land in the Main Producing Areas of China" was indexed by ISTP, and nine of his papers were fully reprinted in Renmin University of China's "Reprinted Materials from Periodicals."