Impact of farmland property rights security on public security in rural areas of China

ABSTRACT

This paper contributes to the literature by investigating the effects of farmland property rights on public security using the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey data. The results indicate that farmland property rights positively impact public security. This study uses the instrumental variable to solve the endogenous problem. Based on the results, farmland property rights have a positive and significant effect on public security due to the reduction of land acquisition conflicts and social poverty. Hence, this research suggests that the protection of farmland property rights plays a crucial role in ensuring the harmonious development of rural society.

JEL CLASSIFICATION:

• Farmland property rights
• public security
• rural area
• China

JEL CLASSIFICATION:

• A13
• Q15

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

The authors would like to acknowledge the funding support from the National Statistical Scientific Research Projects [2021LD02]; and Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [KYCX22_1681].