Politics and Markets in Rural China (Routledge Contemporary China Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415596572 ISBN 13: 9780415596572

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

Thirty years have passed since the beginning of the reform era in China which saw important changes in agriculture and rural organizations, but it is clear that certain entrenched legacies from pre-reform China still linger on even after WTO accession, most importantly the key role played by state actors and politics in the development of markets in rural China. Although increasingly diversified markets have emerged for major agricultural inputs and products, their development cannot be understood without taking this role into account.

Against this backdrop, the contributors to this book offer a fresh account of rural politics and markets, consciously linking these two realms and highlighting their interconnectedness. The book is organized in three parts addressing respectively markets for agricultural inputs and outputs as well as current policies in rural development. The perspectives adopted link macro- and micro-level analysis in each chapter and thus contribute substantially to our understanding of existing markets.

As an original account of rural politics and markets in China this book will appeal to students and scholars of Chinese politics, economics, development studies and political economy.

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Alpermann, Björn

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415596572
• ISBN 13: 9780415596572
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258
• Editor: Alpermann Björn