Rural Employment & manpower problems in China

This title was first published in 1978. The present study is an outgrowth of the author's puzzlement with an obvious paradox: Whereas the Chinese have always stressed the importance of their agricultural revolution in human, social and political term s, the community of Western observers has been increasingly fascinated by its more technological and quantitative achievements. While a great deal has been written about these latter aspects, Chinese invitations to take a closer look at the former ones have gone largely unheeded, particularly in the more economic-oriented quarters among China-watchers. This study tries to fill that gap.

Autorentext

Curtis Ullerich

Inhalt

FOREWORD CHAPTER I Introduction CHAPTER II The Land/Labour Situation CHAPTER III The Communist Conception of the Labour Problem CHAPTER IV Stages of Rural Reform CHAPTER V Labour in the People's Communes CHAPTER VI Employment Policies During the Third and Fourth Plan Periods CHAPTER VII Mechanization and Future Outlook CHAPTER VIII Conclusions