Informal Institutions and Rural Development in China

by Biliang Hu

Book Overview

Providing an account of the role of informal institutions in Chinese rural development, this book, based on a decade of fieldwork of village life in the Chinese countryside, puts forth a distinctive argument on a very important topic in Chinese economic and social affairs.

Focusing in particular on three major informal institutions: village trust and Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs), guanxi community and Integrating Village...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415542855
• ISBN13: 9780415542852
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"