Chinese Village, Global Market [electronic resource] : New Collectives and Rural Development /
Saich, T.author.
Hu, B.author.
The story of one village, Yantian, and its remarkable economic and social transformation, this book shows how outcomes are shaped by a number of factors such as path dependence, social structures, economic resources and local entrepreneurship.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Romanization and Chinese Units of Measurement; Abbreviations; 1 "Becoming Global": Yantian Village in Context; I Economic Management and Economic Organization; 2 "Cleaning Their Feet": The Decline of an Agricultural Village; 3 "Building Nests to Attract Phoenixes": Lineage, Market, and the Rise of a Global Manufacturing Base; 4 "New Wine, New Bottles": The Emergence of a New-Style Village Collective; 5 "From Tractors to Automobiles": Household Economic Management
II Managing the Provision of Public Goods6 "From Public Provision to a Diversified Network": Education Services; 7 "One Village, Different Worlds": Healthcare Provision in Yantian; 8 "Dengs' Village": Governance; 9 Yantian: A Model in Transition; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The story of one village, Yantian, and its remarkable economic and social transformation, this book shows how outcomes are shaped by a number of factors such as path dependence, social structures, economic resources and local entrepreneurship.
Asia—Politics and government.
Political economy.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Asia—Economic conditions.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Development economics.
Asian Politics.
International Political Economy.
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Asian Economics.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
Development Economics.