China''s Rural Areas Building a Moderately Prosperous Society

The prosperity of China's people has advanced very much in recent decades. However, in many respects China is still a developing country, and this is especially true of rural areas where economic progress has not been as marked as in urban areas and where many people still live in relative poverty. The Chinese government recognises that more hard work is needed in order to improve prosperity in the countryside. This book provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the situation in China's rural areas, assesses the effectiveness or otherwise of current policies and puts forward proposals for further development.

About the author

China Development Research Foundation is one of the leading economic think tanks in China, where many of the details of China's economic reform have been formulated. Its work and publications therefore provide great insights into what the Chinese themselves think about economic reform and how it should develop.

Summary

The prosperity of China’s people has advanced very much in recent decades. However, in many respects China is still a developing country, and this is especially true of rural areas where economic progress has not been as marked as in urban areas and where many people still live in relative poverty. The Chinese government recognizes that more hard work is needed in order to improve prosperity in the countryside. This book provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the situation in China’s rural areas, assesses the effectiveness or otherwise of current policies, and puts forward proposals for further development. Subjects covered include the changing population profile of rural areas, land ownership, agricultural improvements, and local self-government.

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"The book is a milestone, both in bringing out the flip and flop sides of the development scene and making policy recommendations to mend the situation. Notwithstanding, it lays down framework for the academics, decision makers and the general readership alike to take a leaf from China’s experimentations."
Dr. Sheo Nandan Pandey, OSD (Retd.), PMO, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Product details

• Authors: China Development Research Foundation, China Development Research Foundation
• Assisted by: Peter Nolan (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 25.04.2017
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9781138705005
• ISBN: 978-1-138-70500-5
• Pages: 382
• Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy; Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy
• Subjects: China, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Rural communities, Rural Areas, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Central government, Rural compulsory education, Rural Development Policy, social welfare systems, agricultural modernisation, food security research, Rural Migrant Workers, environmental sustainability rural, rural economic transformation China, land reform China, Sixth National Population Census, Minimum Living Allowances, household registration system, Dragon Head Enterprises, Rural Collective Economic Organizations, Rural Labor Force, Long Term Urban Residents, Collective Economic Organizations, Homestead Sites, China’s Rural Labor Force, China’s Rural Population, Township Governments, Mutual Aid Funds, Poverty alleviation policies, Rural Public Goods, China’s Land System, Grassroots Governments, Moderate Prosperity, Lewisian Turning Point, China Development Research Foundation, 18th National Party Congress