The Role of Non-economic Factors in Customary Farmland Reallocation in Shandong Province, China: An Analysis of Distrust to Village Cadres

Abstract

This study aims to determine whether non-economic factors impact villagers’ attitudes toward Customary Farmland Reallocation (CFR). Based on data collected from Village X in Shandong Province, based on the binary logistic regression analysis, this study concludes that: 1) household size is correlated to villagers’ attitudes towards CFR. 2) the distrust of village cadres is correlated to villagers’ attitudes towards CFR. This study suggests that non-economic factors like the distrust of village cadres need to be considered, as well as economic factors when considering CFR.