China''s Rural Market Development in the Reform Era

List of contents

Contents: Marketplace, geography and space; China's rural market district: the central place theory and Skinner; China's rural market development since 1979: has the traditional market system been revived?; Local market pattern and hierarchy: case studies of Deqing and Dongguan; Beyond the preoccupation of transport: economic factors and their impact on China's rural market development; Invisible hand versus invisible wall: administrative parameters and rural market development; Deqing, Dongguan and spatial variations; Skinner, rural market development and economic reform: a conclusion; Appendix; References; Index.

Summary

The rural market in China is the venue where 60% of the country's 1.3 billion inhabitants buy and sell necessities and agricultural products, and a key area of conflict between government control and liberalization policies. This book focuses on how China's rural market has changed and how this has affected the marketing activities of peasants.

Product details

• Authors: Chung, Him Chung, Chung Him
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780815388043
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-8804-3
• No. of pages: 203
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Human Geography