1st Edition
Rural China Economic and Social Change in the Late Twentieth Century
416 Pages
by
Routledge
416 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book reports the findings of two field studies conducted between 1993 and 2001 in seven townships and six provinces in China. The authors describe the process of rural urbanization and its related economic, social, and political changes by focusing mainly on the zhen (town), in addition to administrative offices and companies involved in the local economy, and village committees. The authors... Read more
1. Introduction; 2. Zhen Settlements between Urban and Rural; 3. Field Research: Fieldwork Procedure and the Surveyed Zhen; 4. Settlements and Population; 5. Economic Structures and Economic Change; 6. The Finance System and the Development of Rural Towns (Zhen); 7. Processes of Change in Administration and Politics; 8. The Rise of a New Social Stratification and of New Local Elites; 9. Value Change and Interest Articulation; 10. Summary and Evaluation
Biography
Jie Fan, Thomas Heberer, Wolfgang Taubmann
