In March 2006, China’s National People’s Congress officially promulgated the central government’s intention to “build a new socialist countryside”, a new policy initiative and approach to rural development. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in two Chinese counties in 2008 and 2009, this article investigates how the new policy is being substantiated and implemented at the local level. It argues that by combining China’s new fiscal system of transfer payments to poor local governments with administrative reforms, intensified internal project evaluation, and efforts to increase the rural income through a mixture of infrastructural investment, agricultural specialization, the expansion of social welfare, and accelerated urbanization, “building a n...
National Natural Science Foundation of China 41201176 41130748 41171149;China Postdoctoral Science ...
This paper provides an overview of major policy changes in rural China over the past 30 years and th...
Building a new-typed rural area, an original word in China, created in early 1950. and 50 years late...
In March 2006, China's National People's Congress officially promulgated the central government's in...
The broad aim of this article is to analyse the institutions of China’s rural local governments in ...
The purpose of this research is to assess the prospects for China\u27s rural revitalization programs...
China has made great progress in its economy and urbanization in the past 30 years, but rural develo...
An important part of Beijing’s strategy to reduce the welfare gap between urban and rural parts of...
Vast disparities exist between China’s rural and urban areas. Throughout the history of Communist Pa...
An important part of Beijing’s strategy to reduce the welfare gap between urban and rural parts of C...
The paper examines some of the main political economy dynamics of the policy initiatives on rural de...
This paper examines the process of transformation of a traditional village into a "modern" new villa...
Since taking office, president Xi Jinping’s government has granted massive funding to what has becom...
"The paper examines some of the main political economy dynamics of the policy initiatives on rural d...
China’s four decades of reform and opening have been rooted in a fundamental socioeconomic restructu...
National Natural Science Foundation of China 41201176 41130748 41171149;China Postdoctoral Science ...
This paper provides an overview of major policy changes in rural China over the past 30 years and th...
Building a new-typed rural area, an original word in China, created in early 1950. and 50 years late...
In March 2006, China's National People's Congress officially promulgated the central government's in...
The broad aim of this article is to analyse the institutions of China’s rural local governments in ...
The purpose of this research is to assess the prospects for China\u27s rural revitalization programs...
China has made great progress in its economy and urbanization in the past 30 years, but rural develo...
An important part of Beijing’s strategy to reduce the welfare gap between urban and rural parts of...
Vast disparities exist between China’s rural and urban areas. Throughout the history of Communist Pa...
An important part of Beijing’s strategy to reduce the welfare gap between urban and rural parts of C...
The paper examines some of the main political economy dynamics of the policy initiatives on rural de...
This paper examines the process of transformation of a traditional village into a "modern" new villa...
Since taking office, president Xi Jinping’s government has granted massive funding to what has becom...
"The paper examines some of the main political economy dynamics of the policy initiatives on rural d...
China’s four decades of reform and opening have been rooted in a fundamental socioeconomic restructu...
National Natural Science Foundation of China 41201176 41130748 41171149;China Postdoctoral Science ...
This paper provides an overview of major policy changes in rural China over the past 30 years and th...
Building a new-typed rural area, an original word in China, created in early 1950. and 50 years late...