Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

7-2008

Abstract

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 describe the rise of agribusiness in rural Chinese areas. The practices of Chinese agribusinesses and the Chinese land rights laws are explored. The relationships between individual farmers and agribusinesses is also examined.

Keywords

agriculture and state, rural population, China, agrarian capitalism, agribusiness, Chinese farmers

Discipline

Agribusiness | Asian Studies | Political Economy | Rural Sociology

Research Areas

Sociology; Political Science

Publication

China Journal

Issue

60

First Page

25

Last Page

47

ISSN

1324-9347

Identifier

10.1086/tcj.60.20647987

Publisher

University of Chicago

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1086/tcj.60.20647987

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