Prosper or Perish : Credit and Fiscal Systems in Rural China

Prosper or Perish -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Overview and Research Questions -- 1. Local Governments, Rural Credit, and Regional Development in China -- Appendix: Case Study Indicators, Household Survey, and Sources -- 2. The Rural Financial System and Rural Development in China -- Part II. The Design of China's Economic and Political Institutions -- 3. The Design of China's Rural Credit Institutions -- 4. The Implications of Cadre Evaluation and Fiscal System for Local-Government Behavior -- Appendix: Township Cadre Evaluation Criteria in Wenling County, Zhejiang Province -- Part III. Case Studies: Blind Men and the Elephant -- 5. Diverging Pathways to Prosperity: Privately Led vs. Local Government-Led Industrialization -- 6. The Local Government-Led Path to Rural Decay -- Appendix: Revenue and Expenditures of the Perished Townships -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of Non-Survey Field Interviews, 2003-6 -- Notes -- Glossary of Chinese Terms -- Index.