Formation, defects and improvement measures of rural cooperative land ownership system in China

Cooperative land ownership is a kind of special form of ownership in China. This paper analyzed the formation and the main defects of this system in China and suggested the future reform direction based on China’s basic national conditions after different strategies were discussed. In order to improve the perfect rural collective land ownership system in China, firstly, farmers should be determined as the main body of the rural cooperative land ownership. Secondly, the ownership of farmers and functions of cooperative land ownership should be legally protected. The reform of this ownership should gradually progress to achieve perfect situation for farmers in China.