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001			1138619078
005			20250317100354.0
008			250312042020GB eng
020			_a9781138619074
037			_bTaylor & Francis _cGBP 41.99 _fBB
040			_a01
041			_aeng
072	7		_aRGC _2thema
072	7		_aRGC _2bic
072	7		_aSCI030000 _2bisac
072	7		_a381.10951091734 _2bisac
100	1		_aHim Chung
245	1	0	_aChina's Rural Market Development in the Reform Era
250			_a1
260			_aOxford _bRoutledge _c20201012
300			_a203 p
520			_bThe rural market in China is not only the venue where 60 per cent of the country's 1.3 billion inhabitants buy their daily necessities and sell agricultural products, but also a key area of conflict between government control and liberalization policies. Previous research on the topic has adopted a purely economic perspective, focusing on macro issues such as price control and grain procurement. This book focuses instead on peasants - the major participants in rural marketing activities. Illustrated by two comparative case studies with a diverse level of development from the Pearl River Delta - one of the most prosperous regions in coastal China - this book investigates the market hierarchy, its change of functions and the interactions between peasants and market outlets. In doing so, it shows how China's rural market district has changed since the Reform, and how these changes affect the marketing activities of peasants.
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