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Rural Livelihoods in China: Political economy in transition book cover

1st Edition

Rural Livelihoods in China Political economy in transition

Edited By Heather Xiaoquan Zhang Copyright 2015
236 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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In recent decades, China has undergone rapid economic growth, industrialisation and urbanisation concomitant with deep and extensive structural and social change, profoundly reshaping the country’s development landscape and urban-rural relationships. This book applies livelihoods approaches to deepen our understanding of the changes and continuities related to rural livelihoods within the wider... Read more

1.Introduction: Rural Livelihood Transformation and Political Economy in China  Part 1: Mobility and Livelihoods  2. Migration, Risk and Livelihood Struggles in China  3. Social Protection and Livelihoods: Providing Old-Age Social Insurance for Migrant Workers in China 4. Sustaining Livelihoods in Urban Villages – Health risks and health strategies among rural-to-urban migrants in China: The case of Guangzhou  5. Legal Activism or Class Action? The Political Economy of the "No Boss" and "No Labour Relationship" in China's Construction Industry  Part 2: Sustainable livelihoods  6. Biotech Politics in an Emerging Economy: Is China a Developmental Risk Society?  7. Small Cotton Farmers, Livelihood Diversification and Policy Interventions in Southern Xinjiang  8. Rural Finance and Development in China: The state of the art and ways forward  9. The Effects of Political Recentralisation on Rural Livelihoods in Anhui  10. From Taxing to Subsidising Farmers: Designing and implementing the "Four Subsidies" in China

Biography

Heather Xiaoquan Zhang is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Social Studies at the University of Leeds, UK.

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