Land-taking controversies around the globe have been making headline news recently. This article examines the similarities, differences, and ironies in what has been happening in China, Vietnam, and the United States. Even though these countries are different on many levels, their fiscal...

Traditionally, rental transactions between acquaintances have been regarded as informal, and associated with low rents. This view implies market segmentation and the malfunctioning of prices. Our study uses household-level data from the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) in 2015 to assess the...

Using household-level data collected from three provinces in China, this paper investigates the links between land rentals conducted by acquaintances and land fragmentation. The econometric results indicate that the land rentals between acquaintances and those between non-acquaintances have...