The Neo-endogenous Development Paths to Rural Community Life Units
The construction of rural community life units is crucial for promoting rural revitalization and facilitat-ing urban-rural integration. Grounded in neo-endogenous development theory,this study conducts a longitudinal analysis of Village X in Town S,Beijing,incorporating resource-based,knowledge-based,and capability-based per-spectives. The findings reveal that at various stages of development,the village effectively leverages existing re-sources to generate knowledge through interactions among both endogenous and exogenous actors. In this con-text,organizational capacity emerges as a key factor in coordinating efforts,reflecting the core values of rural de-velopment and fostering a series of neo-endogenous innovations in the establishment of rural community life units. This process features a feed-forward mechanism,where innovations from earlier stages enhance the resourc-es available for subsequent stages,thereby ensuring the sustainable development of rural community life units. The neo-endogenous development pathway serves as a practical model for building a beautiful and harmonious countryside that is desirable to live and work in,while also facilitating the exploration of integrated urban-rural development strategies in the suburban villages of megacities.
rural community life unitsneo-endogenous developmentintegrated urban-rural developmentorganizational capability