China Base

CountyLevel Economy and Society

This unique volume takes a very different approach to the county-level governance and the land system reform in China. Based on thorough–going interviews with — township and village cadres, the book analyzes the current major conflicts in rural areas: between urbanization and rural development, between small-scale production and big market, and between the land operation right and land ownership etc. The book also describes the turbulent phase of transition characterized by the reform of the county-level administrative system, economic system and land system; and depicts how to capture the dynamic micro functions of grassroots government as well as macro evolutions of overarching political institutions in China.

The goal of this book is to explore a new approach to speed up the construction of the market and society at the base level and enhance the overall, integrated and intrinsic dynamics of the county-level economy.

The down-to-earth presentation of this book engages readers to deeply feel the genuine situation and dilemmas of cadres at the rural grassroots levels in China. Its comprehensive documentation and in-depth discussion provide the best depiction of rural governance in contemporary China, and will serve as a good reference for economic source professionals, political researchers, college students and faculties.

Contents:

• County Economy is the Base of China's Modernization
• To Strengthen the Building of County Governance Capacities
• Further Improve the Mechanism to Ensure "Land to the Tiller"
• Land Rights Relationship Analysis
• Land Financial Market Construction
• Gains and Losses in Abolishing Agricultural Tax and the Countermeasures
• Rural Development Strategy Analysis
• New-Type Household Manufacturing and New-Type Urbanization
• Development–Oriented Finance Boosts Sustainable Urbanization
• The Development-Oriented Finance Supports Ecological Governance of the Southwest Rocky Desertification
• New Ideas for the Agricultural Cooperation Between China and South American Countries
• Bibliography
• Postscript
• Index

Readership: Academics, undergraduate and graduates students, professionals interested in China's county-level economy, county governance, land reform and urbanization.
Key Features:

• The on-site surveys and interviews with township and village cadres help readers to easily understand the dilemmas at the rural grassroots levels in China
• The discussion of rural areas with upper-level and sub-level governments provides a comprehensive sociological analysis of Chinese rural grassroots politics and society
• The exploration of the new approach to coordinate urban and rural economic and social development not only provides significant reference value for the government to deepen the reform, but also enriches the content of development economics