Rural Livelihoods in China: Political Economy in Transition

ISBN-13: 9780815379751 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 222 str.

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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