Development, Institutional Changes, and the Power of Science in Baiyinxil Rangeland, IMAR研究.pdf

SociologyStudyISSN2159-5526 Iuly2014，Volume4，Number7，592-600 Development,InstitutionalChanges，andthe PowerofScienceinBaiyinxilRangeland．，IMAR SaiHana Abstract FieldresearchinthispaperwascarriedoutinBaiyinxilState-ownedRangeland(SOR)，whichis55kmssoutheastofXilingol Ci妙inXilingolLeague，InnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion(IMAR)．Theareaestablishedthefirstgrasslandnaturereservein ChinaaswellasthefirstSORinIMAR．Byreviewingits60yearsofdevelopment，thepaperanalyzeslocalherdersecological ideoloyg (thecyclemadeofhuman-grassland-livestockandnoneofwhichcouldbeneglected)andthemodernnation-state’s policy implementationin ecologicalresettlement，institutionalchanges，andlivestock cross-breeding．Thepurposeofthe researchistodiscussthreepairsofsocio-ecologicalrelationshipsinInnerMongoliagrassland：betweenpopulationflow and regionaldevelopment,traditionalideologyandgrasslandmanagementideology,aswellasthecompetitionbetweenlocal knowledgeandmodernscienceandtechnology．Theauthorarguesthatgrasslandmanagementisacyclicalprocessandthe deterioration of grassland ecoloyg in IMAR is simply a reflection of the imbalance of three key elements (human-institution-cattle)inmaintaininggrasslandecology． Keywords Ecologicalresettlement,institutionalchanges，livestockcross—breeding,socialdevelopment Although Northem China’s Inner M ongolia arableland，98，430muisforests，and90，000mu is AutonomousRegion (IMAR)hasbeentheleading covered by water． The 1ocal annual average provincial contributor to China’s GDP (Gross temperature is一2。C and 90．1l0 days in ayearare Domestic Product1 for seven consecutive years， rfost-free．The localpeople callthearea Corps 3I income disparitiesbetween IM AR’s industrialand becauseitusedtobeadministratedbythe 31stInner pastoralsectorsaswellasecologicaldegradationhave MongoliaProductionandConstructionCorpsandwas drawn domesticand intemationalattention to 1ocal administrativelyrestoredafterthecoprswasremoved ecology