OECD Rural Policy Reviews OECD Rural Policy Reviews: China 2009: Edition 2009 (DÉVELOPPEMENT URBAIN, RURAL ET RÉGIONAL)

With more than 700 million residents living in rural areas, China is still a predominantly rural country. But despite substantial improvements in standards of living, the Chinese countryside is largely lagging behind. This report analyses the key socio-economic forces at work in China's rural areas and discusses the current government strategy for rural development. It argues that in order to bridge rural-urban divides the current policy approach needs to go further in recognising rural-urban complementarities beyond agriculture and that food-security targets need to be balanced with wider rur. Read more... Voici le blurb :
The radical transformation that Spanish rural areas have experienced in the past few decades suggest, as it has occurred in many OECD countries, a new approach to rural policy. Spain has recently undertaken a major reform of its rural policies, including the merger of the Ministry of Agriculture with the Ministry of the Environment and the recently approved Law on Sustainable Development of Rural Areas. This new framework creates a multi-sectoral and place-based "rural policy of state", making Spain better equipped to address the challenges and opportunities of rural areas.
This report - undertaken at the same time as the reforms were being implemented - will interest both policy makers engaged in similar reform processes and others working on issues such the "political economy" of reforms, rural tourism, renewable energies, rural clusters, development of peri-urban areas and public service delivery in remote rural areas.
Table of contents in English
- Assessment and Recommendations
- Profile of Rural Spain
- Rural Policy in Spain - Institutional and Governance Issues
- Towards a New Stage in Spain's Rural Policy
- Évaluation et recommandations - Evaluación y recomendaciones With more than 700 million residents living in rural areas, China is still a predominantly rural country. But despite substantial improvements in standards of living, the Chinese countryside is largely lagging behind. This report analyzes the key socio-economic forces at work in China's rural areas and discusses the current government strategy for rural development. It argues that in order to bridge rural-urban divides the current policy approach needs to go further in recognizing rural-urban complementarities beyond agriculture and that food-security targets need to be balanced with wider rural development objectives.--Publisher's description. Foreword Acknowledgements Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations Terms in Chinese Assessment and Recommendations Chapter 1. Profile of Rural China Chapter 2. Policy Assessment Chapter 3 . Policy Recommendations Bibliography Évaluation et recommandations.