Economic Development in Provincial China
The Central Shaanxi since 1930
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:16th Jul '09
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This book is a detailed study of the economic developments on the Central Shaanxi province.
Dr Vermeer's study of the economic development on Central Shaanxi province from 1930 until 1988 illustrates the effects of famine, war and construction under Chinese communism. He surveyed extensively the economy of the region in both the hill and plain areas and used the local government data and his own observations to create a detailed book.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.
ISBN: 9780521115438
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 35mm
Weight: 980g
552 pages