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Summary Report of the Second Regional Land Forum, 28 – 30 May 2018

Conference Papers & Reports
June, 2018
China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
VGGT
land governance
The forum was co-hosted by the Mekong Region Land Governance Project and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Co-Conveners of the programme includes the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD) and the Independent Mediation Group (IMG). The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg supported the Forum.
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BTI 2020 Country Report China

Reports & Research
May, 2020
China
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
corruption
land investments
foreign investment
This report is part of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) 2020. It covers the period from February 1, 2017 to January 31, 2019. The BTI assesses the transformation toward democracy and a market economy as well as the quality of governance in 137 countries. More on the BTI at https://www.bti-project.org.
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Doing Business Economy Profile 2012

China

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2011
China, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land & Corruption
corruption
land administration
property law
property rights
Doing Business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.
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Impact of Property Rights Reform to Support China’s Rural-Urban Integration

Household-Level Evidence from the Chengdu National Experiment

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2015
China, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land & Corruption
property rights
corruption
development
land markets
land rights
land ownership
farmers
urban areas
agriculture
property
land registration
transaction costs
decentralization
As part of a national experiment in 2008, Chengdu prefecture implemented ambitious property rights reforms, including complete registration of all land together with measures to ease transferability and eliminate migration restrictions. A triple difference approach using the Statistics Bureau’s regular household panel suggests that the reforms increased consumption and income, especially for less wealthy and less educated households, with estimated benefits well above the cost of implementation.
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TACKLING FORESTRY CORRUPTION RISKS IN ASIA PACIFIC

Reports & Research
February, 2012
Asia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Land & Corruption
corruption
environment
forestry
land governance
land rights
sustainable development
This report is based on research carried out in five Asia Pacific countries – China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. This document should serve as an instrument to help in Transparency International’s constructive but critical dialogue needed to fight corruption and build integrity in the forestry sector. As such it is aimed at civil society, the private sector, and government agencies, and all those who stand to benefit from improved forest governance.
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Financing Rural Development for a Harmonious Society in China : Recent Reforms in Public Finance and Their Prospects

May, 2012
China
Land & Corruption
corruption
farmers
land administration
land reform
land rights
land use
property rights
urban areas
urbanization
The Government of China has placed
strong emphasis on addressing problems related to
agriculture, farmers, and rural society, with the
development of a "new socialist countryside"
designated as a top priority for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan
(2006-2010). The financing of public services in rural
areas will be a key determinant of the Plan's success.
This report analyzes the performance of the
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Did Higher Inequality Impede Growth in Rural China?

March, 2012
China
Land & Corruption
corruption
land distribution
land reform
poverty
property
property rights
This paper estimates the relationship
between initial village inequality and subsequent household
income growth for a large sample of households in rural
China. Using a rich longitudinal survey spanning the years
1987-2002, and controlling for an array of household and
village characteristics, the paper finds that households
located in higher inequality villages experienced
significantly lower income growth through the 1990s.
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Reducing Inequality for Shared Growth in China : Strategy and Policy Options for Guangdong Province

March, 2012
China
Land & Corruption
corruption
farmers
land administration
land registration
land rights
rural areas
rural development
rural population
urban areas
This overview summarizes the key
findings of the eight chapters and one policy note. It is
organized as follows. The first section provides a
background of Guangdong, while the second describes the
current situation of inequality in the province. Next is a
discussion of the potential impacts of the transfer of
industrial activities ('industrial transfer') in
mitigating regional disparity, followed by the
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Strategic Reorientation of the Housing Provident Fund System in the People's Republic of China

March, 2013
China
Land & Corruption
corruption
investment funds
land ownership
notary
urban areas
The objective of this report is to
respond to the request of the Ministry of Housing and
Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD), to assess the Housing
Provident Fund (HPF) system, and provide recommendations on
its positioning, strategy and future role in the overall
housing policy. The report focuses on a strategic review of
the HPF system and its strategy, mission, and operational
structure, and then analyses the market in which the
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Performance, Monitoring, and Evaluation in China

February, 2014
China
Land & Corruption
capacity development
corruption
urbanization
Amidst all the hoopla about China's
rise, it is useful to remember that China is a developing
country whose transition to a market economy is not yet
complete, with institution building still underway. The
uneven pace of progress is reflected in the state of its
public sector, but in some respects, China s public sector
looks formidable. Most often mentioned is the government s
treasure chest of US$3 trillion in foreign reserves. Even