Entrepreneurial Flow: A Unique Flow Pattern Of Farmers

Peasant migration is an important manifestation of China's social transformation. Since the beginning of 1980s, Chinese farmers have formed a sharp and diversified movement with the economic and social development, and have exerted a profound effect on the urban and rural social formation, which have caused widespread concern in the community. In recent years, a range of flow problems of farmers including the issue of migrant workers, has become the focus of academic research. However, the previous studies on peasant migration most focus on farmers who are out for making a living and their livelihood issues. There are not so many studies about the business-oriented farmers migration, and lack of in-depth and systemic research.Based on this weak link, this article launches from a sociological perspective of peasant migration--Entrepreneurial Flow. It illustrates farmers who plant watermelons in Wenling as a case study, by focusing on the important feature and mechanism of its mobile business, and analyzing its social basis and social impact.This article is divided into seven chapters:Chapter One begins with a review of the most relevant literature both at home and abroad. The theoretical, practical significance of this research, the research methodology, data sources, as well as some concepts involved in the research are demonstrated.Chapter Two is devoted to summarize Wenling watermelon farmers' entrepreneurial flow, including the social background of sampled Wenling watermelon farmers' outflow for business operations and highlight the development process. Chapter Three is about the important features of Wenling watermelon farmers. According to the specific analysis of sampled Wenling watermelon farmers outflow for business operations, the author pointed out the features of current farmers'entrepreneurial flow, which are mainly for the business objectives, take a wide range forms of mobile organization, able person in country as a mainstream.Chapter Four presents the mechanism of Wenling watermelon farmers' entrepreneurial flow. Base on the perspective of the Wenling watermelon farmers outflow for business operations, the author sums up three mechanisms features to the farmers' entrepreneurial flow, including:local, autonomous entrepreneurial flow of organized mechanism, market entrepreneurial flow of operation mechanism, interest-driven entrepreneurial flow of development mechanism.Chapter Five is about the social impact of Wenling watermelon farmers' entrepreneurial flow. Analyses of the social impact of entrepreneurial farmers flow. It is effective to promote farmers' modern migration, construct a new integrated model, promote the economic and social development and impact of the existing village governance during the process of entrepreneurial flow.Chpater Sixth comes to the social basis of Wenling watermelon farmers' entrepreneurial flow. Discussions on the profound social basis of entrepreneurial farmers flow indicate the farmers free flow policy arid country's land free flow policy, which are the favorable entrepreneurial opportunities for farmers. The promotion of local government strongly ensures farmers entrepreneurial flow; the unique regional culture is the important basis for farmers' entrepreneurial flow and the interest demand is the intrinsic motivation for farmers'entrepreneurial flow.Chapter Seven reaches a conclusion. this paper reconsiders the existing concept and proposes a new definition of entrepreneurial farmer flow, meanwhile summarizes this new style-farmer entrepreneurial flow mechanism.