The Growth Of Market Relations In Post-Reform Rural China (Routledge Studies On The Chinese Economy)

This book, based on in-depth field research at the local level, assesses the different factors that are contributing to the transition to a market economy and the growth of networks in rural China. It analyses the different socio-economic actors - peasant households, out-migrants, family businesses and peasant entrepreneurs, uses the key concept of markets as a nexus of social networks, and identifies three different kinds of 'social capital' - human capital, political capital/status, and network capital. This book demonstrates the importance of socio-political networks and highlights significant regional differences.

• | Author: Hiroshi Sato
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Mar 04, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 260 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138862851
• | ISBN-13: 9781138862852