Beschreibung:
Providing an account of the role of informal institutions in Chinese rural development, this book puts forth a distinctive argument on a very important topic in Chinese economic and social affairs.
1. Introduction: Background of the Study 2. Village Trust, Guanxi Community and IVWC Governance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Informal Institutional Analysis in Rural China 3. Indigenous Conceptions of Networks 4. Selection of Research Areas 5. Village Trust and Bidding ROSCAs 6. Guanxi Community and People's Mobility 7. Guanxi Community and Township Enterprise Development in China 8. Institution of 'Integrating Village with Company' (IVWC) and Rural Community Development 9. Conclusion: Integration of Tradition and Modernity - Towards Understanding Institutional Arrangements in China's Modernization