The Citizenization of Agricultural Transfer Population:Policy Evolution,Current Challenges,and Key Measures
The citizenization of agricultural transfer population is a necessary choice for advancing new ur-banization and promoting integrated urban-rural development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Com-munist Party of China,the requirement for the citizenization of agricultural transfer population has gradually deepened,and significant progress has been made to the citizenization process. However,the current citi-zenization of agricultural transfer population in China still faces triple obstacles in terms of the destination ar-eas,the origin areas,and the agricultural transfer populations themselves. These obstacles manifest in sig-nificant fiscal and land pressure in destination areas,mismatches between settlement policies and the hukou-registration willingness of agricultural transfer populations,difficulties in the withdrawal of rural "Three Rights",limited housing affordability,and low levels of urban integration. To address these challenges with respect to agricultural transfer populations,future efforts must focus on five key areas,including deepening hukou-registration reform,improving the system for providing basic public services at the place of residence,promoting stable employment of agricultural transfer populations in urban areas,leveraging the supportive role of rural"Three Rights" withdrawal,and enhancing incentive policies for the citizenization of agricultural transfer populations. These efforts are expected to accelerate the citizenization process of agricul-tural transfer population.
Agricultural Transfer PopulationCitizenizationHukou SystemRural "Three Rights" Withdrawal