The Rise of Agrarian Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Agricultural Modernization, Agribusiness and Collective Land Rights

• Main Authors: ZHANG, Qian Forrest, DONALDSON, John A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2008
• Subjects: agriculture and state; rural population; China; agrarian capitalism; agribusiness; Chinese farmers; Agribusiness; Asian Studies; Political Economy; Rural Sociology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/632; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1631/viewcontent/Zhang_and_Donaldson___The_Rise_of_Agrarian_Capitalism_with_Chinese_Characteristics__Agricultural_ModernizationAgribusiness_and_Collective_Land_Rights.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The article discusses the agricultural transformation taking place in the rural areas of China. Details about the Chinese laws regarding rural reform and the effect they have had on rural Chinese farmers and families are included. The authors examine the expansion of agrarian capitalism in China and...