| Geography and Rural Household Income： A Village Level Study in Henan Province, China |
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| 作者单位： | LI Xiaojian(Institute of Regional Sustainable Development, Henan University of Finance and Economics, Zhengzhou 450002, China;College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China);FAN Xinsheng(Institute of Regional Sustainable Development, Henan University of Finance and Economics, Zhengzhou 450002, China) |
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| 基金项目： | 国家自然科学基金，Ministry of Education Project of Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities |
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| 关 键 词： | 农村家庭 地理位置 家庭收入 河南省 中国 农业资源 村级 经济活动 |
| 收稿时间： | 9 August 2010 |
Geography and rural household income: A village level study in Henan Province,China |
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| Authors: | Xiaojian Li Xinsheng Fan |
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| Institution: | [1]Institute of Regional Sustainable Development, Henan University of Finance and Economics, Zhengzhou 450002, China [2]College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kafeng 475001, China |
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| Abstract: | This study uses the data from a sample survey conducted in April 2007 on 1 251 rural households in 11 villages of Henan Province, the largest less developed agricultural province in China, to examine how geography affects rural household income (RHI). The quantitative analysis indicates following results. 1) The significance of the traditional geographical factors reduces as RHI rank increases. 2) The landform does not affect the RHI significantly. The per capita income of rural household in a plain area is lower than that in a mountainous area. And 3) the capital endowment and status of non-farm economic activities contribute to the increase of RHI. But the probability and intensity of non-farm economic activities of rural households in urban outskirts villages are higher than that in non-urban outskirts villages. Based on the results, the paper further concludes that geography still plays a significant role in rural development, but it is changing over time. The agricultural resources (such as per capita arable land) significantly affect RHI with the relatively lower income level, while the geographical location shows a more significant impact on RHI with the relatively high income level. Along with economic development, the proximity replaces the traditional geographical factors such as landform and physical resources as the major determining factor in RHI. |
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| Keywords: | rural household income (RHI) geographical factor village level study Henan Province |
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