Establishing an inclusive financial system with comprehensive and accessible services in rural areas is increasingly promoted as a crucial element for socio-economic development both in China and globally. Yet, in existing research on China's agricultural and rural development, relatively less...

"San nong" problems and the challenges of the rural financial system in China -- Literature gap and research objectives -- Fieldwork villages, procedures and the RCCs pilot program in Jiangxi -- Households' indebtedness and borrowing behaviour in the natural village of Yao -- Households'...