Beyond entrepreneurism
China's emerging party-statecraft of Rural Revitalization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11376341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shengxi Xin (0000-0001-9409-7920, Tongji University), Handuo Deng (0000-0003-2177-1106, University College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 156 |
| Pages | 103277 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Habitat International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-3975 • E-ISSN: 1873-5428 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.habitatint.2024.103277 |
| OpenAlex | W4406064455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 61 |
Amongst a global trend of rising state intervention, party-statecraft is used to explain national political mandates in Xi Jinping-era China. In rural areas, the predominant national mandate has been Rural Revitalization, remaining underexplored in urban-centred governance studies. Additionally, party-statecraft thinking has not sufficiently clarified the practical implementation methods, particularly market and financial approaches to rural development. This study integrates perspectives on party building and state entrepreneurialism to conceptualize Rural Revitalization as an emerging form of party-statecraft. By examining a village in Southwest China, the study demonstrates that this rural party-statecraft is executed through enhancing party leadership in communities, establishing party-driven community organizations, extending party influence into the private sector, and scaling up through zoning, regulatory flexibility, and financial expansion. While the approach improves the village's socio-economic status, it encounters challenges including long-term economic unsustainability, reliance on urban land finances, and conflicting goals between the state and grassroots communities. • Rural Revitalization (RR) is an emerging party-statecraft under Xi's administration. • RR is operated through party building and state entrepreneurial efforts. • RR can improve the socio-economic profile of a village through state interventions. • RR relied on the revenues of local states from urban land financing. • RR is financially unsustainable and may lead to state-community conflicts
China · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Law · Rural development and sustainability · Urbanization and City Planning
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 19 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |