Collective construction land can be collected and stored

How to lift restrictions on the trading of collectively owned construction land?

Streamlining administration and delegating power become an urgent task in lifting the restrictions on the trading of collectively owned construction land to meet market demand and the interests of rural collectives. In nonpilot areas, there are more restrictions on the trading of collectively owned construction land.

Does collective operating construction land reform affect farmers' income?

In 2015, the reform of entry of collective operating construction land (COCL) into market was implemented across China, providing rural collectives with transfer rights of COCL. However, its effects on farmers’ income have not been investigated through empirical studies.

What is rural collectively owned construction land?

Rural collectively owned construction land refers to the land used for nonagricultural construction purposes by township and village collective economic organizations and rural individuals through investment or fund raising. It includes homesteads as well as nonprofit and for-profit construction land.

Can rural collective economic organizations promote market trading of rural construction land?

At present, China's rural collective economic organizations are facing many challenges, which hampers their role in promoting market trading of rural collectively owned construction land. First, the overall scale is relatively small.

What is the difference between urban land and rural collective construction land?

For example, the trading of urban land in China has evolved into a vigorous property market and become a major driver of economic growth, whereas the market for rural collective construction land (RCCL), whose area is more than twice that of urban construction land, remains largely static.

What is the difference between COCl and 'collective' property rights?

Complete and clear property rights is the basis of COCL transactions, while the effectiveness of property rights ultimately depends on the execution ability of rights holders (Li et al., 2016). In China, rural land is owned by rural collectives, while ‘collective’ is a vague or imaginary concept.