ISBN:
9780857934109
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 324 pages)
,
diagrams, illustrations, maps
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Webber, Michael John, 1941 - Making capitalism in rural China
DDC:
338.951
Keywords:
Ländliche Entwicklung
;
Kapitalismus
;
Ländlicher Raum
;
China
;
Economic development Social aspects
;
Capitalism History 21st century
;
Rural industries
;
Capitalism
;
Electronic books
;
China Rural conditions
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China Economic policy
;
China Economic conditions
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1976-2000
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China Foreign economic relations
;
Taiwan
;
Economic development
;
Social aspects
;
China
;
Capitalism
;
China
;
History
;
21st century
;
China
;
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
;
Ländlicher Raum
Abstract:
This stimulating and challenging book explores the duplicitous nature of development in China. On the positive side, it brings longer and healthier lives; fewer children dead before they are five years old; more comfort and security from famine and disaster; more education; more communication; more travel; less war. But from another, darker perspective, development brings violence to some people – those who are in the way of the new things, those who cannot adapt to the new ways – and it threatens old knowledges, habits and societies as it disrupts old power structures. -- Michael Webber presents fascinating case studies that demonstrate what these forms of development mean for people who are relatively weak or powerless – those who post-colonial theorists call the subalterns. The cases illustrate how development can change the manner in which people relate to each other and threatens their entire environment. Through this detailed consideration of the impacts of development on the people who live in those places, he examines whether these changes represent the emergence of capitalism or a transition, develops a theory of relationships between economy and daily life and questions the very nature of Chinese capitalism.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.4337/9780857934109
URL:
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