Explores the economic, social and financial changes that have transformed China's rural governance over the past twenty years.

The apparent contradiction between China's rapid economic reforms and political authoritarianism is much debated by scholars of comparative political economy. T

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

China has achieved significant socio-economic progress and has become a key player on the international stage after several decades of open-door and reform poli

Since its founding, the government of the People's Republic of China has strived to transform rural production, the theme of this volume of History of Contempor