Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Background to the research; 2 Village trust, guanxi community and IVWC governance: An interdisciplinary approach to informal institutional analysis in rural China; 3 Indigenous conceptions of networks; 4 Selection of research areas; 5 Village trust and bidding ROSCAs; 6 Guanxi community and people's mobility; 7 Guanxi community and TVE development in China
8 The institution of 'integrating village with company' (IVWC) and rural community development9 Conclusion: Integration of tradition and modernity -- towards understanding institutional arrangements in China's modernization; Glossary of Chinese terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Providing an account of the role of informal institutions in Chinese rural development, this book puts forth a distinctive argument on a very important topic in Chinese economic and social affairs
