This study focuses upon governance and social organisation within the Chinese village and explores the extent to which farmers have autonomy vis-à-vis their economic and political activities in an attempt to understand the relationship between farmers and the state in a rapidly changing China.

Autorentext
Hongguang He is Jiangsu Specially Appointed Professor and Director of the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis at Nanjing Audit University, China. Dr He serves as a Consultant for the World Bank in a project entitled 'Enhance Internal Control Capacity in Lao PDR'. With two PhDs, from Nanjing University (20052008) and the University of Sydney (20082012), Dr He's work focuses on the study of the spatialisation of the Chinese Communist Party-led government and the integration of urban and rural development in developing countries.

Inhalt
Introduction 1. Land Reform and its Implications 2. Collectivisation and Village Reconstruction 3. Village Reform and its Aftermath 4. Cooperation, Industrialisation and Power Relations 5. Village Spatial Order and its Implications for Cooperation Conclusion