Abstract
Upon examining farmlands in the suburban villages of Hunan Province, China, this study identified that farmland liquidity is becoming increasingly imbalanced, owing to four factors: (1) compulsory integration, (2) inefficient utilization, (3) embezzlement of land rent, and (4) back conversion of the farmland. This study asserts that these factors are primarily the result of governmental actions, namely under- or over-intervention of administrative services and the illegal infringement of the rights of farmers. In order to tackle these problems, this study suggests the establishment of a farmers’ cooperative society, which would protect the interests of farmers and provide them with a platform to negotiate with the government.
