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Social capital for rural revitalization in China: A critical evaluation on the government's new countryside programme in Chengdu (2019)
Journal Article
Wu, B., & Liu, L. (2020). Social capital for rural revitalization in China: A critical evaluation on the government's new countryside programme in Chengdu. Land Use Policy, 91, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104268

In the context of urbanisation and decline of its countryside in the 21 st century, the Chinese government has initiated a campaign namely "building a socialist new countryside" in 2006 which is now renamed as "rural revitalisation". Bringing togethe... Read More about Social capital for rural revitalization in China: A critical evaluation on the government's new countryside programme in Chengdu.

Bridging social capital as a resource for rural revitalisation in China?: A survey of community connection of university students with home villages (2019)
Journal Article
Wu, B., Lui, L., & Carter, C. (2022). Bridging social capital as a resource for rural revitalisation in China?: A survey of community connection of university students with home villages. Journal of Rural Studies, 93, 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.05.008

Rural China faces many challenges, including outmigration, brain drains, and the hollowing out and decline of villages. This paper offers a response by drawing attention to the phenomenon of “community connection” among migrants in urban areas who tr... Read More about Bridging social capital as a resource for rural revitalisation in China?: A survey of community connection of university students with home villages.