Renmin University of China China Economic Development Research Report 2005: China's "Three Rural" Issues in Urban-Rural Integrated Development

Author: Ji Baocheng
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This report is the result of collaborative efforts by the School of Agricultural and Rural Development, School of Economics, School of Finance and Economics, School of Public Administration, and other key academic members of Renmin University of China. The report was led by Professor Ji Baocheng, President of Renmin University of China, with Professor Yang Ruilong, Dean of the School of Economics, jointly involved in designing the research themes and outlines, as well as reviewing and revising the individual chapters. Ma Jiujie, Liu Yuanchun, and Zhou Yeyan participated in discussions on the research outlines and provided valuable suggestions. The authors of each chapter are as follows:
General Introduction: Yang Ruilong;
Chapter 1: Wang Zhigang;
Chapter 2: Ma Jiujie;
Chapter 3: Wang Zhigang;
Chapter 4: Zheng Fengtian, Cheng Yu, Gu Liping;
Chapter 5: Yang Qijing;
Chapter 6: Zeng Yinchu;
Chapter 7: Zhu Xinke;
Chapter 8: Chen Yulu, Zhang Jie, Wang Fang;
Chapter 9: Cao Shujiang;
Chapter 10: Gu Kejian, Li Gang;
Chapter 11: Wen Tiejun;
Chapter 12: Kong Xiangzhi, Li Baojiang, Han Jijiang, Wang Zhiqiang;
Chapter 13: Wang Xiaolong;
Chapter 14: Cheng Shulan, He Dashi, et al.;
Chapter 15: Mao Shoulong and Li Mei;
Appendix: Zheng Chaoyu. Li Tianyou translated the table of contents and the executive summary of the entire report. This report also serves as a landmark achievement of the Key Research Base in Humanities and Social Sciences under the Ministry of Education—the Institute of China’s Economic Reform and Development at Renmin University of China.
The theme of Renmin University of China China Economic Development Report 2005 is "China’s Rural-Agricultural Issues in Urban-Rural Coordinated Development," focusing on how to address rural-agricultural issues by adhering to the principle of urban-rural comprehensive balance during the processes of marketization, globalization, and industrialization.
The report, presented in the form of individual chapters, elaborates on different aspects and perspectives of rural-agricultural issues through both theoretical and empirical analyses. It separately discusses the relationship between rural-agricultural issues and China’s economic growth, the urban-rural income gap and its determinants, the measurement of marketization in rural areas, institutional innovation in agricultural industrialization, the difficulties and solutions for township enterprises, the transfer of rural surplus labor and dual economic transformation during accelerated development, food security and macroeconomic performance, the institutional structure and policy orientation of rural finance in China, rural education and coordinated urban-rural socio-economic development, China’s rural-agricultural issues under open conditions, land system reform and farmers’ interests, and rural-agricultural issues during the process of urbanization.
The economic report balances description and analysis, highlighting analytical features; emphasizes quantitative and empirical analysis; and derives policy recommendations based on in-depth research.