Ahlers, Anna; Schubert, Gunter - In: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China aktuell 38 (2009) 4, pp. 35-62
In March 2006, China’s National People’s Congress officially promulgated the central government’s intention to “build a new socialist countryside”, a new policy initiative and approach to rural development. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in two Chinese counties in 2008 and 2009, this...