Village, Market and Well-Being (Hardcover)

Contents:
1. Introduction
Differential development among twenty-three villages
Puzzling differences between contiguous villages
Different approaches in China's rural stratification research
History, Institutions and Village Development in Ganglong
How the book is organized
2. Jinghai County, Ganglong Township and Villages in Historical and Regional Perspective
Geography
Administrative history and current administration
Commerce, agriculture and industry in today's Ganglong
Jinghai Economy During the Republican Period and Prior to Collectivization (1949-1952)
Ganglong Villages on the Eve of Land Reform (1949-1952)
Collectivization, Communes and Beyond - A Brief Overview of Ganglong's Political Economy, 1954-1995
Socioeconomic development in Jinghai and Ganglong in the Mid-Nineties
Conclusion
3. One Township, Twenty-Three Villages
Village Differences
A Closer Look: The Six Survey Villages
Conclusion
4. Outlining Well-Being in Ganglong, 1994-1995
Dimensions of Well-Being: Household-Level Factors
Land Assets, Farming and Well-Being
Village Industry Jobs and Employment
Conclusion: Well-Being in Ganglong
5. Household-Village Links and the Other Seventeen Ganglong Villages
The Household-Village Connection
Bringing in the other Ganglong villages
Ranking the Villages
Conclusion
6. Back to the Future: Village Well-Being in the 1990s
Village Location in Relation to the Grand Canal, Roads, Rail and Shimiao Market
Initial Land Assetts and Subsequent Adjustments
Human Capital and Social Capital
Explaining the Northwest/Southwest Village Anomalies
Statistical exploration of the Determinants of Village Well-Being in 1994
Conclusion
7. Conclusion