The book reports on the development of household finances in rural China. It is based on the results of an on-site survey conducted door to door by a research team from the Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance, the largest survey center in China - and perhaps the world - that specializes in Chinese household finances. Directed by financial experts that enjoy the highest honors in their field and the largest interviewer group in China, it reveals the most realistic picture of rural China available today and highlights a topic about which people worry most: household finances. By reading this inspiring report, readers will be able to better understand China from a household finance perspective.

Autorentext
Li Gan is the professor of Economics and Cornerstone Fellow of the College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University and also the director of Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China.  

Inhalt

1. Basic Situation of Rural Household.- 2. Rural Household Employment.- 3. Rural Household Income.- 4. Expenditures of Rural Households.- 5. The Property of Rural Household.- 6. Current Development Status of Rural Financial Market.- 7. Formal Credit Demand and Availability of Rural Household.- 8. Financial Risks of Rural Households.- 9. Private Lending of Rural Household.- 10. Financial Knowledge of Rural Households.