Rural Livelihoods in China

Political economy in transition
Herausgeber: Zhang, Heather Xiaoquan

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the political economy of China's rural livelihoods transformations during the past three decades and in contemporary China. It probes the dynamics, be they local, national or global, which affect rural livelihoods, in particular livelihood security, mobility, diversity, and sustainability.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9780815379751
• ISBN-10: 0815379757
• Artikelnr.: 50186969

Autorenporträt

Heather Xiaoquan Zhang is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Social Studies at the University of Leeds, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Introduction: Rural Livelihood Transformation and Political Economy in
China Part 1: Mobility and Livelihoods 2. Migration, Risk and Livelihood
Struggles in China 3. Social Protection and Livelihoods: Providing Old-Age
Social Insurance for Migrant Workers in China 4. Sustaining Livelihoods in
Urban Villages - Health risks and health strategies among rural-to-urban
migrants in China: The case of Guangzhou 5. Legal Activism or Class Action?
The Political Economy of the "No Boss" and "No Labour Relationship" in
China's Construction Industry Part 2: Sustainable livelihoods 6. Biotech
Politics in an Emerging Economy: Is China a Developmental Risk Society? 7.
Small Cotton Farmers, Livelihood Diversification and Policy Interventions
in Southern Xinjiang 8. Rural Finance and Development in China: The state
of the art and ways forward 9. The Effects of Political Recentralisation on
Rural Livelihoods in Anhui 10. From Taxing to Subsidising Farmers:
Designing and implementing the "Four Subsidies" in China