The transformation and industrialization of rural China is the underlying theme of this book. Using case studies of selected regions in south China where rural changes have been particularly dramatic, the book discusses and analyses (1) how, in the process of rural transformation, capital and labour are mobilized and reallocated, (2) some of the problems and consequences of rapid rural industrialization, (3) efforts of local governments to stabilize agriculture during the transition, and (4) the loss of farm land from urbanization and rural industrial growth.
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Preface Notes on the Contributors INTRODUCTION Sustainable Economic Development in South China: An Introduction; S. P. S. Ho & Y. Y. Kueh PART 1: CHANNELLING FINDS TO TVEs AND UNLOADING SURPLUS FARM LABOUR Sourcing Funds for Efficient Investment in Rural Industries; X. Zhiming The Impact of Non-Institutional Factors on Rural Labour Redistribution; Y. Xiaoxia Economic Characteristics of Urban Migrant Workers and Their Earning Potentials; T. Voon PART 2: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE RURAL INDUSTRY A Location Strategy for Conglomeration Economies ; W. Qun Lessons from Shengze - China's 'Number One' Rural Industrial Town; W. Xiangdong Approaches to Controlling Industrial Pollution; F. Dahao PART 3: STABILIZING AGRICULTURE IN A TRANSITION ECONOMY The Role of Local Government in Agricultural Investment; Y. Yinglong Reconstituting the Farm Extension Services; B. Zhongshun Coping with the Expanding Cobweb: A Wholesale and Future Markets for Pork; Z. Kejun PART 4: MANAGING LAND USE IN A RAPIDLY URBANIZING SOCIETY Balancing the Economic, Social and Ecological Costs of Rural-urban Land Transfer; C. Yugang An Urban Economic Beltway for Stemming the Loss of Farmland; L. Liansheng A Dual Land Tenure System for Improving Land Use; X. Zhanxun EPILOGUE Policy Predicament, Institutional Constraint, and Prospects for Sustainable Development in China: An Integrated View; S. P. S. Ho & Y. Y. Kueh Index
