South Street Society

Author: Liu Qian
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is both an expanded survey report and a highly readable sociological monograph. The subject of the book—Nanjie Village—has implemented a unique management model and development path, gradually transforming from a rural area to an industrialized one, achieving remarkable economic success. However, its unique model and path have often left people with many puzzles. As a result, it has been the focus of many media outlets and has become a hot topic for different people to observe, think about, and comment on from various angles. The author spent six years tracking the development of Nanjie Village, carefully observing its events and people, and authentically describing its historical changes since the reform and opening-up. From this, not only can people today gain a real picture of rural development in China in the second half of the 20th century through this case study, but its objectivity, empirical basis, and scientific rigor also make it serve as a reference and hold sociological significance for rural China after the reform and opening-up.