Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-343) and index.
Introduction -- Zhen settlements : between urban and rural -- Field research : fieldwork procedure and the surveyed Zhen -- Settlements and population -- Economic structures and economic change -- Finance system and the development of rural towns (Zhen) -- Processes of change in administration and politics -- Rise of a new social stratification and of new local elites -- Value change and interest articulation -- Summary and evaluation.
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This book reports the findings of two field studies between 1993 and 2001 in seven townships and six provinces in China. The authors find that the process of rural urbanization is bringing about profound economic, social, and political changes that are weakening the dominance of the central government.
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Rural China.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.