What's a peasant to do? : village becoming town in southern China /

What's a peasant to do? : village becoming town in southern China /

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Author / Creator:Guldin, Gregory Eliyu.
Imprint:Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.
Description:x, 312 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Urbanization -- China.
Rural-urban migration -- China.
Peasants -- China.
Peasants.
Rural conditions.
Rural-urban migration.
Social conditions
Urbanization.
China -- Rural conditions -- 20th century.
China -- Social conditions -- 1976-
China.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4393849
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ISBN:081333800X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-302) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1. Townizing Southern China
  • 1. Introduction: Reflections on Growth and Development
  • 2. Townizing Southern China
  • 3. District Differences
  • Part 2. Village Becoming Town
  • 4. The Entrepreneur and the Cadre: The Political Economy of Townization
  • 5. Townizing Flows in the Chinese Countryside
  • 6. Population Mobility, Hukou Preference, and Urbanization
  • Part 3. Townizing Life
  • 7. Richer, Freer, and Goods Galore: Lifestyle Changes
  • 8. "She's Got Everything!"
  • 9. Thinking
  • 10. Townizing Life
  • Part 4. Problems Amidst Plenty
  • 11. The Waishengren Are Coming!
  • 12. Inequalities
  • 13. Conclusion: What Are Peasants to Do?
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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