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The Living Conditions and Social Mobility of Rural Households in Yanshan County, Hebei, 1900–1950 河北盐山县1900-1950年农村居民的生活条件与社会流动性

Rural China Pub Date : 2021-08-13 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-12341277

Zhi-xue Guo

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Why Good Governance Goes Wrong: Government and Village in the Supply of Public Goods in Rural China 善治为什么会出错：中国农村公共产品供给中的政府与乡村

Rural China Pub Date : 2021-08-13 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-12341274

Haixia Wang, Luyi Yuan

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To Be Free of Poverty: The Lessons and Prospects of Poverty Alleviation in Rural China from the Perspective of Societal Governance 脱贫：社会治理视角下中国农村扶贫的经验教训与展望

Rural China Pub Date : 2021-05-07 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-12341272

Hongxi Zhang

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Matters Not That Trivial: Damage to the “Safety-Valve” Mechanism in Civil Justice and the Rise of the Boxer Movement in the Late Qing Period 事情并非那么微不足道:清末民事司法“安全阀”机制的损害与义和团运动的兴起

Rural China Pub Date : 2021-05-07 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-12341267

Guiping Qu

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Resource Endowment, Rural Governance, and the Development of the “New Agriculture” in China 资源禀赋、乡村治理与中国“新农业”的发展

Rural China Pub Date : 2021-05-07 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-12341268

Yaoyao Cheng, Peikun Han

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Reform of Residential Plot Rights and the Current Omission and Future Development of the “Separation of Three Rights” in the Civil Code 住宅小区权改革与民法典“三权分立”的缺失与未来发展

Rural China Pub Date : 2021-05-07 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-12341269

Xinhui Dong

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Corruption among Rural Grassroots Cadres: A Study of Its Origins and Development, with Policy Recommendations 农村基层干部腐败的成因与发展研究及政策建议

Rural China Pub Date : 2021-05-07 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-12341271

Jianyu Zhou

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The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions in England and China: A View through the Lens of Dynamic Property Rights Theory 从动态产权理论看英国和中国的农业和工业革命

Rural China Pub Date : 2020-09-21 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-01702002

Xiao-ying Pei

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Informal Economy in Shanghai’s Suburban Villages: Local Society and the Dilemma of Governance 上海郊区乡村非正规经济:地方社会与治理困境

Rural China Pub Date : 2020-09-21 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-01702004

Jianlei Zhang, Wansheng Xiong

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Degree of Commitment (diqi) and Differential Peasant Resistance in Three Village Communities 三个乡村社区的承诺程度与农民差异抵抗

Rural China Pub Date : 2020-09-21 DOI: 10.1163/22136746-01702006

Xiao Wang, Y. Tong

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