Guidance on New Rural Construction

Author: Pu Shansin
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: As the opening volume of the series "New Rural Human Settlements and Village Planning," the book is divided into eight chapters:
Chapter 1 introduces the fundamental propositions of new rural construction, first explaining the basic concepts of the main battlefield and key players in new rural construction, as well as the core concepts of "new rural residents." It addresses questions such as what constitutes a rural area and rural settlement, what farmers, villagers, rural residents, agricultural population, and rural population are, and their interrelationships. It also analyzes the size of rural areas and the number of rural residents, as well as the evolution and development trends of the rural population.
Chapter 2 elaborates on the background of new rural construction from two aspects: the main challenges in urban-rural development and the favorable conditions for new rural construction. It analyzes the distinct characteristics of this round of new rural construction compared to previous rural initiatives, summarizing them as fifteen "more."
Chapter 3 describes the guiding principles, basic principles, overall goals, and main tasks of new rural construction.
Chapter 4 offers personal insights into the main goals and tasks at different stages of new rural construction.
Chapter 5 presents preliminary discussions on the key and challenging aspects of new rural construction.
Chapter 6 analyzes potential pitfalls in new rural construction across four dimensions: understanding, planning pilot projects, construction, and evaluation and assessment. It proposes the relationships between several key aspects, including the balance between overall and targeted efforts, innovation and tradition, hardware and software development, government investment and self-reliance, unified requirements and differentiated guidance.
Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 delve deeper into the issues of new rural construction. Chapter 7 analyzes the essence of the "three rurals" problem and its solutions, as well as preliminary reflections on the development of collective economy. Chapter 8 comprehensively discusses the relationship between new rural construction and urbanization, echoing the concluding volume of the series, "Towards Urbanization—The Background of New Rural Construction."