Efficiency during the Early Stages of Rural Land Consolidation Projects under a PPP Model
PPP模式下农地整理项目前期阶段效率影响机理研究

The overall efficiency of China's traditional top-down Rural Land Consolidation (RLC) projects has been low. In recent years, Hunan and other places has tried to introduce the PPP model in RLC projects and achieved fairly good results. This paper explored the efficiency influencing mechanism in RLC projects under a PPP model to maximize project efficiency during the early stages of implementation. Here, we expound the connotation of RLC projects under a PPP model and analyze RLC project efficiency influence. Our task group conducted questionnaires with relevant land department leaders, researchers, design and consulting technical personnel, and investors in RLC project enterprises. Two hundred and sixty-three valid questionnaires were returned and data were used to evaluate structural equation theoretical models. The results show that enterprise investment and implementation played the most important role in early stage efficiency of RLC projects, followed by village committee organization and coordination. Administrative land departments and participation of farmer behavior played relatively small roles. Based on empirical research, countermeasures that promote efficiency are proposed. These include government land departments changing their roles to strengthen project supervision and management; agriculture investment enterprises should focus on work flow optimization and the relationship between villages and farmers; village committees should successfully play their role as organizer, and coordinator; the government should increase RLC communications; and implement laws and regulations to protect the legal rights of farmers and provide an opportunity to participate in RLC.