Governance, Social Organisation and Reform in Rural China

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dc.contributor.author Hongguang He
dc.date.accessioned 2019-03-27T06:43:45Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-07-22T06:49:31Z
dc.date.available 2019-03-27T06:43:45Z
dc.date.available 2023-07-22T06:49:31Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-137-48469-7
dc.identifier.uri http://10.215.13.25/handle/123456789/58206
dc.description Rural China has been experiencing a dramatic social transformation since the early 20th century. This case study is a micro-level reflection of this transformation. My own village of Xiaogang is a peripheral but historically important village in Central Eastern China. On 20 February 1978, when the Chinese countryside was still under the system of collectivisation, 18 villagers secretly signed a contract to decollectivise the land and contract it to each household, marking the end of rural communisation. This Household Responsibility System (HRS or Dabaogan) and its aftermath are the focus of my study. Using data from a four-year period of fieldwork undertaken in Xiaogang Village, I explore the various options open to farmers in the development of their local economies. In particular, I focus on two forms of cooperation, collectivist and noncollectivist, examining how local participants were recruited and how cooperative goals became institutionalised. The powers involved in the process of cooperation are my main analytical concerns.
dc.language en en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Palgrave Macmillan en_US
dc.subject Reform in Rural China en_US
dc.title Governance, Social Organisation and Reform in Rural China en_US
dc.type Book en_US


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