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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (12): 89-103.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20221209

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Formal and Informal Institutions: Impact Differences in Forest Land Circulation——Based on the Empirical Analysis of 1 086 Farmers in 5 Provinces

Wenmei Liao1,Jing Lin1,Guanglai Zhang2,*,Ting Tong3   

  1. 1. College of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Agriculture University Jiangxi Rural Revitalization Strategy Research Institute Nanchang 330045
    2. College of Economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics Nanchang 330013
    3. College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan 430070
  • Received:2022-04-10 Online:2022-12-25 Published:2023-03-11
  • Contact: Guanglai Zhang

Abstract:

Objective: The formation of the property rights transaction system is essential for realizing forestry property rights transactions. Studying its influence on farmers' forest land circulation behavior is of great significance and value for promoting the standardized operation of the forest land circulation market and moderate-scale management of forest land. Method: This study set out from three levels: the formal system of property rights trading platform, the informal system of non-governmental circulation intermediary, and the intervention of village cadres in between, and constructed an analysis framework of the impact of property rights trading system on farmers' forest land circulation. This paper investigated the influence mechanism and differentiation characteristics of the property rights transaction system on farmers' forest land transfer behavior under different location conditions by Probit and Tobit models from the survey data of farmers. Result: 1) From the point of view of circulation behavior and circulation scale, the establishment of property rights trading platform and village cadre intervention could significantly improve the activity of the forest land circulation market and, at the same time, could promote farmers' forest land transfer-in behavior and increase the transfer-in area. Still, establishing a property rights trading platform would inhibit farmers' forest land transfer-out. A non-governmental circulation intermediary could significantly activate the forest land circulation market, and at the same time, it could speed up the transfer-out of farmers' forest land. 2) Regional heterogeneity influenced the property rights transaction system on forest land circulation. Establishing a property rights trading platform could activate the farmers' forest land circulation around the county. In contrast, the existence of non-governmental circulation intermediary could promote the farmers around or far away from the county to transfer out their forest land simultaneously. Still, the impact on farmers far away from the county was more significant than that around the county. Whether farmers are around or far away from the county seat, their forest land circulation behavior and the decision-making of the circulation scale were positively influenced by the intervention of village cadres to varying degrees. Conclusion: Attention should be paid to the transfer-in effect of the formal system in forest land scale management. Establishing a property rights trading platform and the intervention of village cadres will provide forest land conditions for industrial and commercial capital to go to the countryside to engage in forest land scale management and further digging the dividends of forest land confirmation. At the same time, we can't ignore the positive role played by the informal system in promoting forest land transfer-out, especially in remote areas. At present, it is still necessary to further improve the market environment of forestry property rights trading, speed up the establishment of an effective forest land trading platform, constantly standardize the development of non-governmental circulation intermediaries, give full play to the positive role of village cadres in promoting forest land circulation, and guide the scientific and orderly circulation of forest land according to local conditions.

Key words: forest land circulation, property rights transaction system, property rights trading platform, non-governmental organizations, village cadre intervention

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