Evaluating and Optimising Chongqing’s Land-Ticket Scheme: Evidence from an S-CAD Framework

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jel.202514211

Author(s)

Zitong Li

Affiliation(s)

Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, China

Abstract

The land-ticket system in Chongqing plays a pivotal role in balancing urban–rural development with farmland protection, yet its performance and long-term viability are still contested. Employing the S-CAD assessment framework and drawing on official documents, transaction data, and field investigations, this study subjects the system’s value, objectives, instruments, and outcome chain to a systematic test of “logical consistency and economic sufficiency.” Results indicate that the land-ticket model has generally struck a balance among optimizing land allocation, boosting farmers’ income, and safeguarding the cultivated-land red line. Nonetheless, weak links persist in homestead titling, reclamation financing, secondary profit distribution, and long-term stewardship. Existing instruments are necessary but not sufficient to fulfill strategy goals, creating a mismatch between short-term incentives and long-term effectiveness. To plug these gaps, the study recommends a composite pathway—local legislation, financial innovation, digital monitoring, and multi-actor co-governance—to upgrade the reform from an “indicator-driven” to a “sustainable-development-oriented” model, thereby providing a replicable paradigm for broadening the land-ticket system and advancing rural revitalization.

Keywords

Chongqing; Land Ticket; S-CAD Method

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