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Economic Development in Provincial China

Economic Development in Provincial China The Central Shaanxi Since 1930 - Contemporary China Institute Publications

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Dr Vermeer's study of the economic development on Central Shaanxi province from 1930 until 1988, when this was first published, illustrates the effects of famine, war and construction under Chinese communism. It focuses in particular on the organisational and technical potential of agriculture and industry to make use of the natural advantages of the region. Modernisation in Shaanxi was brought in from outside, with a dominant role for government institutions, and rapidly transformed the face of country and city. The book portrays the growing pains of a frontier economy, examining such crucial natural barriers to agricultural expansion as lack of irrigation water. It describes the technological advances, using clear maps to illustrate the development of transport, population distribution, soils, irrigation projects and cropping patterns. The extensive economy survey of counties in hill and plain areas, based on data from local government and the author's own observations, reveals great regional differences.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780521115438
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 330.95117058
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 550
Weight: 980g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 35mm