Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-343) and index
Introduction -- Zhen settlements : between urban and rural -- Field research : fieldwork procedure and the surveyed Zhen -- Settlements and population -- Economic structures and economic change -- Finance system and the development of rural towns (Zhen) -- Processes of change in administration and politics -- Rise of a new social stratification and of new local elites -- Value change and interest articulation -- Summary and evaluation.
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