{"product_id":"chinas-peasant-agriculture-and-rural-jan-douwe-van-der-ploeg-9781138363977","title":"China's Peasant Agriculture and Rural Society: Changing Paradigms of Farming","description":"\u003cp\u003eChina's agriculture and rural society has undergone rapid changes in recent years. Many poorer farmers and younger people have moved to cities, and yet China has an immense challenge to feed a growing and more affluent population. This book provides a 'bottom-up view' of China's agriculture, showing how the many millions of Chinese peasants make a living. It presents a vivid description of the mechanisms used by rural households to defend and sustain their livelihoods, increase their agricultural production and improve the quality of their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors examine the newly emerging trajectories of entrepreneurial and capitalist farming and assess whether such alternatives will be able to meet the enormous social, economic and environmental challenges that China faces. The book also explores the paradigm that has underpinned the organisation and development of China's agriculture from ancient times to the present day. This shows the importance of \u003ci\u003ebalancing\u003c\/i\u003e in the Chinese model as compared to the one-sided imposition of continual modernization in the western model. It is argued that such balancing is at the core of the current \u003ci\u003eSannong\u003c\/i\u003e policy, referring to the three ruralities of food sovereignty, wellbeing for peasant households and an attractive countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Douwe Van Der Ploeg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138363979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138363977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jan Douwe Van Der Ploeg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48087729537279,"sku":"9781138363977","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b689137-4be1-4e30-b63c-7540f55a0f87.jpg?v=1769101078","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chinas-peasant-agriculture-and-rural-jan-douwe-van-der-ploeg-9781138363977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}