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this chapter presents a critical review of the ongoing China’s rural transformation and systematically investigates the Link Policy, which outlines the research background and synthesizes the research significance. Starting from the introduction and analysis of China’s rural transformation since the launch of economic reform and open-up policy in Sect. 3.1, the background, the practices and the issues that emerged of the Link Policy is provided. Thereafter, Sect. 3.2 presents the key components of the Link Policy and compares these with other similar programs, followed by Sect. 3.3 which reviews the related theories including the theory of rent and the theory of location. Both contribute significantly to a holistic understanding of the Link Policy. Finally drawing on the presented literature, the research’s significance and knowledge gaps are summarized in Sect. 3.4.
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