03384oam 22007935 450 991080762230332120240912165852.01-282-23254-197866122325410-8213-8020-610.1596/978-0-8213-8018-5(CKB)1000000000787413(EBL)459503(OCoLC)431327983(SSID)ssj0000089391(PQKBManifestationID)11127039(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089391(PQKBWorkID)10088959(PQKB)11570915(Au-PeEL)EBL459503(CaPaEBR)ebr10315980(CaONFJC)MIL224986(Au-PeEL)EBL4978716(CaONFJC)MIL223254(The World Bank)ocn340991274(US-djbf)15744873(MiAaPQ)EBC459503(EXLCZ)99100000000078741320090520d2009 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRural informatization in China /Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang ... [and others]Washington, D.C. :World Bank,c2009.v, 59 pages illustrations ;26 cmWorld Bank working paper,1726-5878 ;no. 172Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-8018-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44).Contents; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Development of China's Rural Information Infrastructure; Boxes; Tables; Figures; 3. Rural Informatization Initiatives and Organizational Models; 4. Lessons from International Experiences; 5. Challenges for Rural Informatization in China; 6. Recommendations; 7. Conclusions; AppendixesChina's recent economic growth has expanded industrialization and urbanization, upgraded consumption, increased social mobility, and initiated a shift from an economy based on agriculture to one based on industry and services. However, more than half of China's people still live in rural areas-where average income per capita is less than a third of the urban average.China has adopted a new development paradigm in its 11th Five-Year Plan (covering 2006-11), emphasizing the building of a Harmonious Society (he xie she hui) with more balanced development across regions. The new development paradiWorld Bank e-Library.World Bank working paper ;no. 172.Information technologyEconomic aspectsChinaInformation technologyGovernment policyChinaRural developmentChinaInformation superhighwayChinaTelecommunication policyChinaInformation technologyEconomic aspectsInformation technologyGovernment policyRural developmentInformation superhighwayTelecommunication policy303.48/330951091734Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei700289DLCDLCBTCTAYDXCPC#PCDXBWXDLCBOOK9910807622303321Rural informatization in China3975198UNINA