A Study On The Protection Of Farmer's Rights And Interests During Rural-Urban Land Conversion

China has begun to enter the accelerated expansion stage of industrialization and urbanization since 1990s. As an important form to speed up the development of the city, rural-urban land conversion has satisfy the requirements of the production factors to be flown and allocated properly. However, Farmers as the main users of agricultural land, whose rights & interests have not been effectively protected. Especially, the amount of compensation is low and not in place, arrangement is simple and backward, social security is weak, and other rights such as participation, voice, survival, and development are missing in varying degrees, what show farmers are the victims but not the owner of the modern civilization. It is not consisitent with the social theme of democracy and livelihood. Under the environment of irreversibility and uncertainty of rural-urban land conversion, this paper does the following research to investigate the protection of farmers' rights & interests:1 thoroughly explain the theoretical basis of the protection; 2)reasonably explore the overall status of the protection; 3)scientifically evaluate the performance level of the protection; 4)detailedly analyze the game behaviour in the protection; 5)constructively rebuild the protection path. All of these would be important to protect farmers'rights & interests and to promote the rural-urban coordination. The study is meaningful in maintaining famers'rights & interests and promoting social harmony.The paper started from the realistic background and literature review, explained this study's purpose, significance and frame, then made qualitative and quantitative analysis from five aspects. Firstly, analyzing the theoretical connotation of the protection about farmers'rights & interests. secondly, measuring the status of the protection about farmers'rights & interests. thirdly, calculating the performance level of the protection about farmers'rights & interests. forthly, explaining the game types in the protection about farmers'rights & interests. fifthly, reconstructing the concrete path of the protection about farmers'rights & interests.The main conclusions of this paper are generalized as follows:(1)Protections of farmers'rights & interests are related to the farmers'own survival and development as well as social stability and harmony. We should aware the theoretical value from necessity, rationality, feasibility and other aspects.(2)Farmers'rights & interests are lost or inadequate in the protection. To some extent that transformation of government functions, regulation of public policies, changes of social management are still lagging behind.(3)Protections of farmers'rights & interests do not play their role effectively. It is mainly due to the lack of the supporting conditions for various systems.(4)There are multiple game subjects in the protection such as the central government, local government, developers, village collective and farmers. Their "economic man" behavior and utility function differences are not conducive to the protection goals.(5)Protections of farmers'rights & interests are related to the resources'optimization and elements'reconfiguration. We should rebuild the protection path according to our national conditions based on practical tests and experiences at home and abroad.