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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465759203321

Autore

Putterman Louis G

Titolo

Continuity and change in China's rural development [[electronic resource] ] : collective and reform eras in perspective / / Louis Putterman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993

ISBN

0-19-536008-7

1-280-52645-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Disciplina

307.1/412/0951

Soggetti

Rural development - China

Community development - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. China's Rural Economy under Two Regimes; 2. Regional Variation in the Rural Economy; 3. Dahe Township; 4. Factor Allocation and Productivity Growth: A View from Team Level; 5. Incentives in the Collective Era; 6. Labor Supply by Individuals; 7. The Impact of Household Responsibility Systems on Farm Productivity; Appendix. Monitoring in the Collective Team: Implications of McMillan, Whalley, and Zhu's Study; 8. Household Factor Allocation and Administrative Intervention in the Post-Collective Era: A Simulation Analysis

9. Post-Collective Land Tenure: An Analysis of Assignment Rules and Farm Productivity10. Income Distribution; 11. Conclusions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

With the ascendancy of Deng Xiaoping in 1978, China began a program of agricultural reform intended to increase productivity. This detailed study examines what the author sees as the major changes which moved the sector from a centrally planned to a more market-oriented system--replacement ofcollective teams with household farming, an increase of free markets for rural products, an increased state price for agricultural products, and greater freedom to expand off-farm



activities--changes in the economic structure which facilitated greater productivity. It is unique in its focus on asingle town