Rural Development in Transitional China

Jacob Eyferth, Peter Ho, Eduard Vermeer

• 1. The opening up of China's countryside Jacob Eyferth, Peter Ho and Eduard Vermeer 2. The new rural geography - an analysis of China's first agricultural census of 1997 Roberto Fanfani and Cristina Brasili 3 . Rethinking the peasant burden - evidence from a Chinese village Li Xiande 4 . How not to industrialize - observations from a village in Sichuan Jacob Eyferth 5. Determinants of income from wages in rural Wuxi and Qingyuan - a statistical analysis of households in twenty two villages Eduard B. Vermeer 6. The wasteland auction policy in northwest China - solving environmental degradation and rural poverty? Peter Ho 7. Resettlement schemes as a last means to poverty reduction? Ningxia's third road of rural development Rita Merkle 8. A comparative study of projection models for China's food economy Xiaoyong Zhang 9. Social welfare in rural China - suggestions for a comprehensive approach Jutta Hebel 10. Gender differences in inheritance rights - observations from a Chinese village Heather Xiaoquan Zhang 11. Why does local government promote private enterprises? Maria Edin