The Chinese land experiments between 1978 and 1983 proved that I. collective farms are a good system of farming. II. farming techniques cannot overcome the free-rider problem. III. establishing property rights leads to growth of per capita GDP.

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The Chinese land experiments between 1978 and 1983 were implemented to test the effects of establishing property rights on agricultural productivity. The results showed that the areas where property rights were established had a significant increase in per capita GDP compared to the areas where collective farms still operated. Therefore, the experiments proved that establishing property rights leads to growth of per capita GDP (III), but did not address the effectiveness of collective farms (I) or the free-rider problem (II).

The Chinese Land Experiments Between 1978 and 1983 Proved That