Exploration of Modern Chinese Rural Socio-Economic Conditions

Author: Li Jinzheng
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book is a specialized work that systematically analyzes and examines the rural economy of modern China. Its content is divided into four categories: First, general reflections on the research of the rural economy in modern China, including the research methods of regional economic history, an assessment of the current state of research on the history of the rural economy in modern China, and the development trends and characteristics of the rural economy in modern times; Second, research on the economy of Ding County in Central Hebei, such as family structure, land relations, agricultural production, handicraft operations, and living consumption; Third, research on the rural life, lending markets, and economic transactions in the northern part of the Huabei region and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River; Fourth, research on the social and economic aspects of the Huabei Anti-Japanese Base Area and the Liberated Areas, such as agricultural production, rural finance, and disaster relief. Among these, micro-regional studies are predominant, lacking in broad and profound discussions, but the content discussed nearly covers all aspects of the rural social and economic life in China.