China’s Land Use Reforms: A Review of Journal Literature

Abstract

This bibliography reviews periodical literature on China’s experience in land use reforms after the 1970s. It begins by examining the introduction of market mechanisms in land allocation and subsequent changes in land tenure in both rural and urban areas, in which land use rights are separated from ownership and are privatized. These changes led to the development of urban housing markets and a housing finance system. The bibliography then examines influences from legislative and administrative sectors, such as land use laws, governmental policies, and urban planning. In addition, the bibliography examines Hong Kong’s land use system that is based on market mechanisms in which, nonetheless, the city government, through land use laws and plans, plays a significant role.