Rural Reform and Peasant Income in China: The Impact of China's Post-Mao Rural Reforms in Selected Regions (Studies on the Chinese Economy)

This book analyses the impact of the current economic reform on the income development of peasant households in the People's Republic of China. The research is based on detailed information derived from book-keeping records of the sample households of selected regions in central China, the national statistical network, local statistics and chronicles. Moreover, the basic tools of economic analysis are applied to the main problems of the Chinese rural economy in order to gain a better understanding of the current development of China.