The Rural Economy of Guangdong, 1870-1937

Download or read book The Rural Economy of Guangdong, 1870-1937 written by A. Lin and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-10-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study traces the origins of the agrarian crisis in southernmost China in the 1920s and 1930s. It shows the deep-rooted and multifaceted nature of the agrarian crisis, and highlights the importance of technological and institutional remedies to China's rural problems. The author also calls for greater appreciation of the worth of alternative perspectives, as this is vital to the understanding of a complex historical reality rife with contradictions.