Agricultural Reform and Rural Transformation in China Since 1949 (Historical Studies of Contemporary China, 2)

Since Its Founding, The Government Of The People's Republic Of China Has Strived To Transform Rural Production, The Theme Of This Volume Of History Of Contemporary China. Fourteen Articles Translated From The Chinese Journal Contemporary History (dangdai Zhongguo Shi Yanjiu) Offer Both Empirical Account And Theoretical Analysis Of A Broad Range Of Historical Events And Issues, Such As The Guiding Policy Framework Of The 'three Rural Issues, ' The Causes And Consequences Of The Deep Plowing Movement And The Development Of Public Canteens During The Great Leap Forward, Child Care, Enterprises And Collectives, And Private Lending In The Post-mao Era, And The Changing Dynamics Of Interregional Flows Of Goods And People Throughout The Second Half Of The 20th Century. These Studies Shed Light On The Historical Origins Of Some Of The Agricultural And Rural Problems In China Today--provided By Publisher. The Origins And Development Of China’s “three Rural Issues” / Lu Xueyi -- The Scale And Distribution Of New Rich Peasants After The People’s Republic Of China’s Land Reforms / Su Shaozhi -- The Deep Plowing Movement Of The “great Leap Forward” / Zhu Xianling, Ding Zhaojun And Hu Huakai -- A Study Of The Construction Of Terraced Fields In Liulin County, Shanxi Province In The Era Of Collectivization / Hao Ping -- Historical Observations Regarding The Large-scale Establishment Of Rural Public Canteens In Hebei Province / Li Chunfeng -- From Busy-season Childcare Centers To Full-scale Kindergartens—rural Childcare Organizations In Shanxi Province In The 1950s / Han Xiaoli -- Restitution Paid By Rural People’s Cooperatives In The 1960s: An Inquiry Focused On Jiangsu Province / Wang Yugui -- Transformations To Commune And Brigade Enterprises And The Rise Of Rural Private Enterprises In Gaoyang County, Hebei Province In The Early Days Of Reform And Opening / Feng Xiaohong -- Analysis Of The Construction Of Village Collective Economic Organizations And Related Issues In Changshu City—four Case Studies / Zheng Yougui -- The History Of Rural Private Lending In Hubei Province, 1952–1954 / Su Shaozhi And Chang Mingming -- The South-to-north And North-to-south Flows Of Grains And Cereals—changes To Directions And Quantities Of Flows Of Grains And Cereals Between North And South In Contemporary China / Zheng Yougui, Ou Weizhong, Kuang Chanjuan And Jiao Hongpo / Three Historic Changes To Inter-regional Grain Flows In The People’s Republic Of China And Their Causes / Qu Shang And Su Shaozhi -- Rural Population Flows In The Era Of Collectivization: A Study Of The Border Region Between Jiangxi, Fujian, And Guangdong Provinces / You Haihua -- A Review Of Research On The State Monopoly / Wang Danli Edited By Thomas Dubois, Huaiyin Li. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Agricultural Reform and Rural Transformation in China since 1949 3 Copyright 4 Contents 5 List of Contributors 7 Translator’s Note 9 Introduction: Chinese Agriculture and Rural Development Reexamined: Western and Chinese Perspectives 11 Part 1: Political Programs in Practice 33 1: The Origins and Development of China’s “Three Rural Issues” 35 2: The Scale and Distribution of New Rich Peasants after the People’s Republic of China’s Land Reforms 62 3: The Deep Plowing Movement of the “Great Leap Forward” 84 4: A Study of the Construction of Terraced Fields in Liulin County, Shanxi Province in the Era of Collectivization 111 5: Historical Observations Regarding the Large-scale Establishment of Rural Public Canteens in Hebei Province 125 6: From Busy-Season Childcare Centers to Full-scale Kindergartens—Rural Childcare Organizations in Shanxi Province in the 1950s 143 7: Restitution Paid by Rural People’s Cooperatives in the 1960s—An Inquiry Focused on Jiangsu Province 165 8: Transformations to Commune and Brigade Enterprises and the Rise of Rural Private Enterprises in Gaoyang County, Hebei Province in the Early Days of Reform and Opening 202 9: Analysis of the Construction of Village Collective Economic Organizations and Related Issues in Changshu City—Four Case Studies 222 Part 2: Flows of Goods, Money and People 239 10: The History of Rural Private Lending in Hubei Province, 1952–1954 241 11: The South-to-North and North-to-South Flows of Grains and Cereals—Changes to Directions and Quantities of Flows of Grains and Cereals between North and South in Contemporary China 277 12: Three Historic Changes to Inter-regional Grain Flows in the People’s Republic of China and Their Causes 297 13: Rural Population Flows in the Era of Collectivization—A Study of the Border Region between Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong Provinces 324 14: A Review of Research on the State Monopoly 340 Index 371 "Since its founding, the government of the People's Republic of China has striven to transform rural production, the theme of this volume of History of Contemporary China. Fourteen articles translated from the Chinese journal Contemporary History (Dangdai Zhongguo shi yanjiu) offer both empirical account and theoretical analysis of a broad range of historical events and issues, such as the guiding policy framework of the 'three rural issues,' the causes and consequences of the deep plowing movement and the development of public canteens during the Great Leap Forward, child care, enterprises and collectives, and private lending in the post-Mao era, and the changing dynamics of interregional flows of goods and people throughout the second half of the 20th century. These studies shed light on the historical origins of some of the agricultural and rural problems in China today"--Provided by publisher "Since its founding, the government of the People's Republic of China has striven to transform rural production, the theme of this volume of History of Contemporary China. Fourteen articles translated from the Chinese journal Contemporary History (Dangdai Zhongguo shi yanjiu) offer both empirical account and theoretical analysis of a broad range of historical events and issues, such as the guiding policy framework of the 'three rural issues,' the causes and consequences of the deep plowing movement and the development of public canteens during the Great Leap Forward, child care, enterprises and collectives, and private lending in the post-Mao era, and the changing dynamics of interregional flows of goods and people throughout the second half of the 20th century. These studies shed light on the historical origins of some of the agricultural and rural problems in China today"-- Résumé de l'éditeur