Rural transformations and development - China in context  the everyday lives of policies and people /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Norman Long, Ye Jingzhong, Wang Yihuan. 
 - Northampton, Mass. :  Edward Elgar Pub.,  2010. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 395 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. Agrarian development and change in an era of globalization -- pt. 2. Encountering the state : peasant livelihood issues -- pt. 3. Urbanization of the countryside and migration dilemmas -- pt. 4. Politics of policy and participation. 
<br/><br/> This unique book explores the varied perspectives on contemporary processes of rural transformation and policy intervention in China. The expert contributors combine a critical review of current theoretical viewpoints and global debates with a series of case studies that document the specificities of China's pathways to change. Central issues focus on the dynamics of state-peasant encounters; the diversification of labour and livelihoods; out-migration and the blurring of rural and urban scenarios; the significance of issues of "value" and "capital" and their gender implications; land ownership and sustainable resource management; struggles between administrative cadres and local actors; and the dilemmas of "participatory" development. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781849806992 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009941267 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rural development--China.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN49.C6  / R87 2010