The paper examines some of the main political economy dynamics of the policy initiatives on rural development that have been taken since 2003, and provides an overview of the main issues that they are addressing. The paper first outlines the major agrarian problems that have emerged over the...

1. Urban-rural development in an urbanizing world -- 2. China's urban-rural relationships and national modernization -- 3. The Chengdu model of coordinated urban-rural development : framework and strategy -- 4. Governance and public administration reform -- 5. Urban and rural planning and...