Villagers and farmers across the country have seen land rights trampled upon in the name of economic development [for clubs, villas, resorts, factories, etc.]…from the central government's perspective, local government support is illicit if the land earmarked for developers was originally obtained through underhanded expropriation or leasing arrangement…Village and farm families have received up to 100,000 yuan each in exchange for their land rights. They've also received verbal job guarantees, although so far those promises have proved empty…In this game, local governments have found many ways to circumvent restrictions and brush off central government supervision, while farmers and villagers lacking legal support are forced off the land...[refers to Century Golden Resources Group, Haier Group, China Overseas Holdings]