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Small Works : Poverty and Economic Development in Southwestern China.

Donaldson, John A.

Small Works : Poverty and Economic Development in Southwestern China. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (238 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chinese Terms -- Introduction -- 1. Guizhou and Yunnan in Comparison -- 2. Why Do Similar Areas Adopt Different Developmental Strategies? -- 3. Roads: Building Connections to Markets -- 4. Migration: Go East, Young Man (and Woman) -- 5. Tourism: Joyous Village Life -- 6. Coal Mining: Black Gold -- Conclusion: The Micro-Oriented State, Development, and Poverty -- Appendix: Methodology and Case Selection -- References -- Index.

In Small Works, John A. Donaldson draws on his extensive fieldwork in two Chinese provinces--Yunnan and Guizhou--that are exceptions to the purported relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction.

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Poverty -- China -- Yunnan Sheng.
Poverty -- China -- Guizhou Sheng.
Economic development -- China -- Yunnan Sheng.
Economic development -- China -- Guizhou Sheng.
Yunnan Sheng (China) -- Economic conditions.
Guizhou Sheng (China) -- Economic conditions.


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HC428.Y8

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