1st Edition

Political Economy in the Evolution of China's Urban–Rural Economic Relations

By Fan Gao Copyright 2022
314 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

314 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

314 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book investigates the trajectory and evolutionary mechanisms of China’s urban–rural economic relationships, seeking to explore how a developing socialist country can attain sustainable development and common prosperity. Grounded in a deep literature review and a practical analysis of real-world conditions in China, the study challenges the dual economy theory of development economics that... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. Political Economy Analytical Framework for China’s Urban-Rural Economic Relationship 4. Measurements and Evolutionary Stages of China’s Urban-Rural Economic Relationship 5. Formation and Performance of Separated Urban-Rural Economic Relationship in China 6. Imbalanced Integration: Urban-Rural Economic Relationship at the Beginning of Reform and Opening up 7. Manifestation and Forming Mechanism of Imbalanced Integration of Urban-Rural Economic Relationship 8. Main Economic Effects of Imbalanced Integration of Urban-Rural Economic Relationship 9. Collaborative Integration: China’s Urban-Rural Economic Relationship in the New Era 10. Conclusions and Prospects

Biography

Fan Gao is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Fudan University. He specializes in urban–rural dual economic structure transformation, agricultural economics, political economics, and development economics.