Rural Reform and Peasant Income in China - The Impact of China's Post-Mao Rural Reforms in Selected Regions

This book analyses the impact of the current economic reform on the income development of peasant households in the People's Republic of China. The research is based on detailed information derived from book-keeping records of the sample households of selected regions in central China, the national statistical network, local statistics and chronicles. Moreover, the basic tools of economic analysis are applied to the main problems of the Chinese rural economy in order to gain a better understanding of the current development of China.

List of contents

List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Background of the Subject - Description of the Research Regions - Features of Peasant Households - Income Development of Peasant Households - Non-agricultural Activities of Different Income Groups - Main Influences on Farm Income - Savings and Investments - Discussion of Results - Summary - References - Appendices - Index

About the author

ZHU LING

Summary

This book analyses the impact of the current economic reform on the income development of peasant households in the People's Republic of China.

Product details

• Authors: Z Ling, Z. Ling, Zhu (Staff Economist Ling
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1991
• EAN: 9780333497432
• ISBN: 978-0-333-49743-2
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 17 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 378 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 204 p.
• Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy; Impact of China's Post-Mao Rur; Studies on the Chinese Economy; Impact of China's Post-Mao Rur
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics