Rural Roots of Reform Before China's Conservative Change

by Lynn T. White III

China's economic and military rise dominates discussions of the world's most populous country. Resilient authoritarian government is credited with great successes, but this book expands the discourse to include governance by village heads - who often ignored central politicians. Chinese reforms for prosperity started circa 1970 under rural and suburban leaders. They could act autonomously then because of unexpected political and technological opportunities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815371055
• ISBN13: 9780815371052
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"