OECD Rural Policy Reviews
Subtitle: China 2009
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD Rural Policy Reviews; OECD reviews of rural policy
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9789264059573
Subjects: Governance; Rural and Regional Development Urban
Description: With more than 700 million residents living in rural areas, China is still a predominantly rural country. But despite substantial improvements in standards of living, the Chinese countryside is largely lagging behind. This report analyses the key socio-economic forces at work in China's rural areas and discusses the current government strategy for rural development. It argues that in order to bridge rural-urban divides the current policy approach needs to go further in recognising rural-urban complementarities beyond agriculture and that food-security targets need to be balanced with wider rural development objectives.
Table of contents: title: Assessment and Recommendations; title: Profile of Rural China; title: Policy Assessment; title: Policy Recommendations; title: Bibliography; title: Évaluation et recommandations; title: Assessment and recommendations (Chinese version).