Influence of social capital on the livelihood strategies of farmers under China's rural revitalization strategy in poor mountain areas: A case study of the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture  

作　　者：HE Ren-wei GUO Shi-li DENG Xian ZHOU Kui 

机构地区：[1]Institute of City Situation Survey Research,Beijing Academy of Social Sciences,Beijing 100101,China [2]School of Resources and Environment,Xichang College,Xichang 615013,China [3]China Western Economic Research Center,Southwestern University of Finance and Economics,Chengdu 611130,China [4]Office Service Center of Standing Committee of Neijiang Municipal People’s Congress,Neijing 641000,China

出　　处：《Journal of Mountain Science》2022年第4期958-973,共16页山地科学学报（英文）

基　　金：financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41461040, 41601614, 41601176);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JBK2102018);the Sichuan Center for Rural Development Research (CR2107, Mechanism of Farmers’ Livelihoods on Ecological Security in Ethnic Regions in Sichuan Province)。

摘　　要：Social capital in the form of social resources or social networks is one of the most important livelihood capital of farmers, which can increase the labor productivity of poor households and increase income. It is important to explore the reasons underlying the livelihood strategy choices of farmers from the perspective of social capital under China’s rural revitalization strategy. In this study, the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, a povertystricken mountainous area in southwestern China, was selected as the case study area, and multivariable linear regression models were constructed to analyze the influence of social capital on livelihood strategies.The results are as follows:(1) Individual social capital had a positive effect on non-agricultural livelihood strategies. On average, with a one-unit increase in individual social capital, the ratio of farmers’ nonagricultural income to total productive income(Income_Rto) increased by 0.002% and 0.062%,respectively. Collective social capital, with the Peasant Economic Cooperation Organization(PECO) as the carrier, had a negative effect on the non-agricultural livelihood strategies of farmers;on average, with a oneunit increase in PECO, Income_Rto decreased by approximately 0.053%. However, this effect was only significant in the river valley area.(2) The income differences among the different livelihood strategy types were explained by the livelihood strategy choices of farmers. As non-agricultural work can bring more benefits, the labor force exhibited one-way migration from villages to cities, resulting in a lack of the subject of rural revitalization. It is necessary to implement effective measures to highlight the role of PECO in increasing agricultural income for farmers. Finally,based on the above conclusions,policy recommendations with respect to livelihood transformation of farmers and rural sustainable development are discussed.

关 键 词：Social capital Livelihood strategies Village types Rural revitalization Poor mountain areas Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 

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