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This book, based on in-depth field research at the local level, assesses the different factors that are contributing to the transition to a market economy and the growth of networks in rural China. It analyses the different socio-economic actors - peasant households, out-migrants, family businesses and peasant entrepreneurs, uses the key concept of markets as a nexus of social networks, and identifies three different kinds of 'social capital' - human capital, political capital/status, and network capital.
This book demonstrates the importance of socio-political networks and highlights significant regional differences.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. Network Capital, Political Capital, and Bazaar Economy in Rural Yunnan: Family Business Survey in a Periodic Market 3. TVE Reform and the Patron-Client Networks between Peasant Entrepreneurs and the Local Government: Sunan vs. Wenzhou Model Reconsidered 4. Migration, the Job Search, and the Social Networks: Three Surveys on Rural-Urban Migration 5. How Does Local Government Try to Mobilize the Social Networks?: Micro Political Economy of Microfinance in Rural Yunnan 6. Income Generation and Access to Economic Opportunities: A Comparative Village Analysis 7. The Continuity and Vitality of Small Peasant Households: A Case Study of Household Bahaviour under the Commune System 8. Concluding Remarks: Marketization and Networks in Postreform Rural China
About the author
Hiroshi Sato is Professor of Chinese Economy and Society at the Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. His research interests are economic and social behaviour of household, labour market formation, distribution of household incomde, and poverty alleviation.
Summary
This book assesses the different factors that are contributing to the transition to a market economy and the growth of networks in rural China. It demonstrates the importance of the party-state system and regional differences.
