Saturday, October 11, 2008

China may let farmers sell land use rights --

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/world/asia/11china.html?th&emc=th

What the farmers have is called a usufruct or land-use right, they don't actually own the land.

This was the cornerstone of Deng Xiao Ping's successful economic reforms which began in 1978.

Kyi May Kaung

Much to read from the Atlantic--incld--Friday Night Massacre.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/cq-brown-and-friday-night-massacre/681803/