Springer China’s Rural Development Road (Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path)

This book systematically reviews the experiences and problems encountered in the development of China’s rural areas over the past three decades since the start of the country’s economic reform. As such, it addresses the most important aspects in terms of China’s rural communities, farmers and agriculture from the perspective of development, such as the agricultural management system, rural land tenure system, rural fiscal and taxation system, financial system, science and technology system, rural governance structure, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, etc. The approach employed combines essential theories, laws, and policy strategies with rural development practice in order to analyze the success stories and lingering problems, to explore the causes of both, and to offer an outlook on the future of rural development. From the Back Cover This book systematically reviews the experiences and problems encountered in the development of China’s rural areas over the past three decades since the start of the country’s economic reform. As such, it addresses the most important aspects in terms of China’s rural communities, farmers and agriculture from the perspective of development, such as the agricultural management system, rural land tenure system, rural fiscal and taxation system, financial system, science and technology system, rural governance structure, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, etc. The approach employed combines essential theories, laws, and policy strategies with rural development practice in order to analyze the success stories and lingering problems, to explore the causes of both, and to offer an outlook on the future of rural development. About the Author Zhang Xiaoshan, one of the main authors, Member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Professor of Rural Development Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Deputy to the 11th and 12th  National Peoples’ Congress of P.R.China and Member of Agricultural and Rural Committee under the 11th and 12th National Peoples’ Congress. He had acted as Director General of Rural Development Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 1998 until 2010. And his special academic interest is on the issues of rural institutional change, organizational innovation, and rural social and economic development. He was conferred the title of S cholar with Outstanding Contribution by the Ministry of Personnel, P.R. China in 1996 and was elected as Member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2006. He is now the Chairman of The Association of  Chinese Rural Cooperative  Economy, and Vice-Chairman of The Association of  Chinese Agricultural Economy. Li Zhou, one of the main authors, Research fellow of Rural Development Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Professor and Doctoral supervisor of Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions experts awarded by the Chinese Academy of social sciences in 1994, and enjoys the special subsidy of the State Council since 1994. Study on Agricultural economy and rural resources and environment economy.