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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812637203321

Autore

Putterman Louis G

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford University Press, 1993

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993

ISBN

0-19-536008-7

1-280-52645-9

0-19-985495-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 379 pages) : illustrations, map

Disciplina

307.1/412/0951

Soggetti

Rural development - China

Community development - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

A detailed study of rural reform in China, which comprehensively covers Chinese rural development before and after the Mao and Deng reform eras, focusing on the township of Dahe.