The effect of government intervention and non-agricultural employment on welfare inequality of the peasant households having transferred out farmland
Government intervention and non-agricultural employment would have an important impact on the welfare inequality of peasant households having transferred out farmland.Based on the survey data of the 553 peasant households having transferred out farmland in Shanxi,the welfare levels of these households under government-intervened farmland transfer were measured,and their welfare inequality having transferred out farmland of different types of government intervention was compared and analyzed.The method of Kakwani index,Ⅳapproach and Quantile Regression Model were adopted in analyzing the influence of different types of government intervention and non-agricultural employment on the welfare inequality of peasant households having transferred out farmland.The results show that the overall welfare of the peasant households having transferred out farmland was slightly improved under the government-intervened farmland transfer,but the welfare of health,social security and environmental declined.The increase of welfare inequality of such households under government-dominated farmland transfer was greater than that of the peasant households under government-serviced farmland transfer.The government-dominated farmland transfer significantly expanded the welfare inequality of the peasant households having transferred out farmland,while non-agricultural employment significantly alleviated this phenomenon,and non-agricultural employment had a negative moderating effect on the relationship between government intervention types and welfare inequality of the peasant households having transferred out farmland.The government-dominated farmland transfer expanded the welfare inequality of peasant households having transferred out farmland who previously had a large welfare gap with others,and the non-agricultural employment alleviated the welfare inequality of peasant households having transferred out farmland who previously had a narrow welfare gap with others.When the government intervenes in the farmland transfer,it should establish a monitor system and a early warning mechanism of the welfare levels and welfare inequality of peasant households having transferred out farmland,prudently promote the government-dominated farmland transfer,rationally utilizing the regulating role of non-agricultural employment,and strengthening the welfare security of peasant households having transferred out farmland who had a large welfare gap with others.
government interventionnon-agricultural employmentwelfare inequalitygovernment-dominatedgovernment-servicedTaihang-Lvliang Mountain Area