Western countries witnessed the transformation from an authoritarian government to a government under the rule of law,from the all-government to a service-oriented government.The establishment of the rule of law,combined with the service orientation,enabled Western governments to shift their functions in the land transfer.The lands of collective ownership in rural areas are manipulated by the governments' buying monopoly and selling monopoly,which means that during the land transactions,the government is both the seller and buyer,and farmer is marginalized,only to become the biggest loser.This problem derives from the government's confusion on its function and orientation.Therefore,government should shift its function in rural land expropriation: from promoting income to providing services,and from participating market transactions to performing market supervision.Only in this way can the legitimate rights and interests of farmers be ensured.
