Zhanqi Village Over Fifty Years The Micro-foundation of Chinese De-dependency

Using materials from archives, literature, and field research, this book chronicles the history of the evolution of Zhanqi Village in Sichuan Province over the 55 years from 1965 to 2020. It depicts the interplay between macro policy adjustments of the nation and the internal dynamics of the village over  the half century. As China's policymakers increasingly focus on domestic inequality and the wealth disparity between rural and urban areas since entering the 21 century, this study offers valuable insights into the economic history and policy experiences for scholars in agrarian and rural development issues.

Chapter 1. Socialist catch-up lessons.- Chapter 2. Learning from Da Zhai in Agriculture, Raising the Zhanqi in the West.- Chapter 3. A rough start for village industry.- Chapter 4. The changing institutional environment and the structural expansion of village industries.- Chapter 5. Macroeconomic fluctuations and the evolution of the collective economic system.- Chapter 6. Analysis of The Second Restructuring of Collective Economy from the Perspective of Rent Theory (1995-2003).- Chapter 7. Re-concentration of Land and Re-start of Collective Economy (2003-2010).- Chapter 8. Reform of Property Rights System and Market Entry of Collective Construction Land (2008-2015).- Chapter 9. Industrial Ecology and Ecological Industrialization Transformation in the New Era (2011-2019).- Chapter 10. Social Capital operation and land value increment: A case study of land concentration and development since 2003.- Chapter 11. "Favorable time, location and cohesion of people" for the development of village enterprises -- A case study of Xianfeng Brewery.- Chapter 12. A village enterprise in a macro cycle- ten years of Huifu Douban Factory in Zhanqi Village.- Chapter 13. Mode innovation of integrated development of space resources -- Cooperation exploration between Maigao Company and Zhanqi Village.- Chapter 14. Cost internalization -- the rural basis for the country to “de-attachment.- Chapter 15. The Rationality of Village Community – “SanSheng SanZhi” in Native China.- Chapter 16. Resources rights and interests: Realization and maintenance of rural resources rights and interests -- A case study of township enterprise restructuring and the Mama Farm.- Chapter 17. Spatial Justice -- The Chinese characteristics of rural grass-roots resources allocation and benefits distribution.

Xiaodan Dong holds a doctoral degree in management from Renmin University of China. She is currently an associate professor within the School of Agro-Economics and Rural Development (SARD) and researcher at the Institute of Advanced Studies for Sustainability (IASS) at Renmin University of China. Her research interests encompass rural governance, rural construction, regional development, and comparative studies of developing experiences across countries.