This book, based on in-depth field research at the local level, assesses the different factors that are contributing to the transition to a market economy and the growth of networks in rural China. It analyses the different socio-economic actors - peasant households, out-migrants, family businesses and peasant entrepreneurs, uses the key concept of markets as a nexus of social networks, and identifies three different kinds of 'social capital' - human capital, political capital/status, and network capital.This book demonstrates the importance of socio-political networks and highlights significant regional differences.
| ISBN: | 9780203221198 |
| Publication date: | 14th January 2004 |
| Author: | Sato, Hiroshi |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Format: | Ebook |
This book, based on in-depth field research at the local level, assesses the different factors that are contributing to the transition to a market economy and the growth of networks in rural China. It analyses the different socio-economic actors - peasant households, out-migrants, family businesses and peasant entrepreneurs, uses the key concept of markets as a nexus of social networks, and identifies three different kinds of 'social capital' - human capital, political capital/status, and network capital.This book demonstrates the importance of socio-political networks and highlights significant regional differences.
Growth of Market Relations in Post-Reform Rural China is available in Ebook
Growth of Market Relations in Post-Reform Rural China was written by Sato, Hiroshi and published by Taylor and Francis
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