State-driven social innovation: Can neo-exogenous development address rural marginalization? A tale of two villages in China

Shengxi Xin · 2025 · Journal of Rural Studies

Summary. China's Rural Revitalization Strategy represents state-driven social innovation that can reduce rural marginalization, but outcomes depend heavily on how social capital is built. Two Sichuan villages showed different results: one remained dependent on external actors despite infrastructure improvements, while the other leveraged bonding social capital and local leadership to create inclusive partnerships with government. Effective sequencing of state initiatives regenerates all forms of social capital and enables adaptive governance.

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  author  = {Shengxi Xin},
  journal = {Journal of Rural Studies},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103922},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103922}
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DOI

10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103922

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

policy, innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28