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New Policies in the Communes: Notes on Rural Societal Structures in China, 1976–1981

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2011

Jürgen Domes
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Abstract

Since 1978 dramatic changes have occurred in Chinese rural societal policies with respect to the three levels of collective agricultural production; the parameters for family sideline occupations and village markets; and the extension and allocation of private plots. In general, these changes reflected a distinct retreat from the former emphasis on collective production. The author describes the changes that have taken place in rural societal policies and discusses the difficulties that have arisen in implementing the new policies. He also comments on statements by the current leadership used to support and justify new policies.

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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , February 1982 , pp. 253 - 267
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Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1982

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