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Fundamental changes have taken place in China in ownership and
control of, as well as access to livelihood assets in the context
of transition and globalisation. This book examines the political
economy of China's rural livelihoods transformations during the
past three decades and in contemporary China. It probes the
dynamics, be they local, national or global, which affect rural
livelihoods, in particular livelihood security, mobility,
diversity, and sustainability. The book explores the transition to
a market economy accompanied by extensive and rapid societal
change, together with the sharp increase in geographical and social
mobility going hand in hand with the unprecedented pace of
industrialisation and urbanisation. This has brought about not only
wealth and opportunities, but environmental damage and depletion of
natural resources, undermining social resilience and generating new
risks to national food security. Experimentation and utilisation of
new science and technology involve new challenges to production,
conservation and sustainability, engendering greater uncertainty,
vulnerability and livelihood insecurity among Chinese farmers, in
particular the poor.The fundamental changes in employment patterns,
welfare regimes and social provisioning, combined with widening
inequalities and evolving social stratification have contributed to
a deepening social division and generating new forms of poverty and
vulnerability, - all impinge upon and serve to reshape livelihoods,
and social relations, organisations and practices. This book
stimulates research, policy and practice debates on the impact and
implications of the emerging challenges for the rural population,
their livelihoods, welfare and well-being. The book presents
cutting-edge research based on empirical evidence and offers multi-
and cross-disciplinary perspectives from development studies,
economics, sociology, political science, and environmental
sciences.
In recent decades, China has undergone rapid economic growth,
industrialisation and urbanisation concomitant with deep and
extensive structural and social change, profoundly reshaping the
country's development landscape and urban-rural relationships. This
book applies livelihoods approaches to deepen our understanding of
the changes and continuities related to rural livelihoods within
the wider context of political economy of development in
post-socialist China, bridging the urban and rural scenarios and
probing the local, national and global dynamics that have impacted
on livelihood, in particular its mobility, security and
sustainability. Presenting theoretically informed and empirically
grounded research by leading scholars from across the world, this
book offers multidisciplinary perspectives on issues central to
rural livelihoods, development, welfare and well-being. It
documents and analyses the processes and consequences of change,
focusing on social protection of mobile livelihoods, particularly
rural migrants' citizenship rights in the city, and the
environmental, social and political aspects of sustainability in
the countryside. This book contributes to the current scholarly and
policy debates, and is among the first attempts to critically
reflect on China's market transition and the associated pathways to
change. It will be of interest to students in international
development studies, China studies, social policy, public health,
political science, and environmental studies at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels, as well as academics, policy makers and
practitioners who are concerned with China's human and social
development in general, and agriculture and rural livelihoods in
particular.
Economic transition in China has witnessed (re)centralization of
resources from the margin to the core in economic, social and
political senses. This book employs a marginalization lens to
reveal, delineate and better understand the processes, patterns,
trends, multiple dimensions and dynamics of the phenomenon, and the
consequences and implications for development and well-being in the
country. Bringing together a wide range of domestic and
international experts and disciplinary perspectives, the book
combines empirical research and conceptual analysis to provide an
insightful overview of China's recent development. It contributes
to the debate over marginalization and its interactions with
globalization and transition in China, and has significance for
various domestic and international policy arenas in respect of
tackling marginalization, poverty and social exclusion effectively
while striving for the achievement of the UN Millennium Development
Goals in China and beyond.
Economic transition in China has witnessed (re)centralization of
resources from the margin to the core in economic, social and
political senses. This book employs a marginalization lens to
reveal, delineate and better understand the processes, patterns,
trends, multiple dimensions and dynamics of the phenomenon, and the
consequences and implications for development and well-being in the
country. Bringing together a wide range of domestic and
international experts and disciplinary perspectives, the book
combines empirical research and conceptual analysis to provide an
insightful overview of China's recent development. It contributes
to the debate over marginalization and its interactions with
globalization and transition in China, and has significance for
various domestic and international policy arenas in respect of
tackling marginalization, poverty and social exclusion effectively
while striving for the achievement of the UN Millennium Development
Goals in China and beyond.
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