Benefiting Farmers: A Work Notebook of a Township Party Secretary

Author: Zhang Xiaobing
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Contemporary Chinese Rural Governance and Election Observation Research Series. This book is written by Zhang Xiaobing during his valuable spare time. Zhang Xiaobing is a diligent official, an eager learner, and an honest and kind public servant. These notes record the political, economic, and social changes in a corner of central rural China that he has witnessed over the past decade, as well as the impact these changes have had on the lives of hundreds of thousands of farmers. It documents the inner journey of a public servant—the hardships and frustrations he has experienced, the joys and sorrows, the happiness and aspirations of ordinary, nameless farmers that he has witnessed.