| Description |
xvi, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies on contemporary China |
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Studies on contemporary China (Oxford, England)
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Regulations, Economic Policies, and Rural Non-agricultural Development in Post-1949 China -- 3. Rural Non-agricultural Development in Jiangsu: An Overview -- 4. The Rural Non-agricultural Sector: Collective Activities -- 5. Township-Village Enterprises in a Partially Reformed Command Economy -- 6. The Rural Non-agricultural Sector: Private Activities -- 7. Township-Village Governments, Township-Village Enterprises, and Rural Development -- 8. Rural Non-agricultural Development, Rural Income, and Income Distribution -- 9. Retrospect and Prospect |
| Summary |
In the late 1970s, China announced its intention to industrialize without significantly enlarging the population of its urban centres through rural-urban migration. Peasants were encouraged to remain in their native villages but were permitted to pursue activities other than farming - a policy which proved highly successful. By the 1980s, the rural non-agricultural sector was the most dynamic component of the Chinese economy. Almost totally market-orientated, it gives the economy a much-needed degree of flexibility and provides a competitive stimulus to the centrally-planned state sector. Its rapid growth has also helped to maintain the momentum in economic reform. The development of rural industry in Jiangsu and other parts of China strengthens the case of those who believe that China's post-1978 reform strategy has been both successful and unique in its approach |
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This study analyses the process of rural industrialization in Jiangsu - one of China's most productive provinces with a population of over 65 million. Based on extensive fieldwork, it examines the growth of the rural non-agricultural sector, the consequences of its development, the problems faced by rural enterprises, and their prospects |
| Analysis |
China |
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Rural regions Industries |
| Notes |
(Studies on contemporary China) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-338) and index |
| Subject |
Rural industries -- China -- Jiangsu Sheng.
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Rural industries -- China -- Jiangsu Sheng.
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Rural industries -- China -- Kiangsu Province
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| SUBJECT |
Jiangsu Sheng (China) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81022196 -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005736
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Jiangsu Sheng (China) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81022196 -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005752
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| LC no. |
93048891 |
| ISBN |
0198288239 |
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