The Politics of Rural Reform in China - 9781138995123

Name: The Politics of Rural Reform in China - 9781138995123
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Politics of Rural Reform in ChinaState Policy and Village Predicament in the Early 2000s\nAuthor(s): Christian Gbel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138995123, 978-1138995123\nSynopsis\nBased on a treasure trove of information collected through fieldwork interviews and painstaking documentary research through the Chinese and Western language presses, this book analyzes one of the most important reforms implemented in China over the past decade the rural tax and fee reform, also known as the \""Third Revolution in the Countryside\"". The aim of the tax was to improve social stability in rural China, which has become increasingly shaken by peasant protests, many of them large-scale and violent. By examining the gap between the intentions of the reform and the eventual outcomes, Gbel provides new insights into the nature of intergovernmental relations in China and highlights the ways in which the relationship be.