Sustainable Economic Development in South China

Preface Notes on the Contributors INTRODUCTION Sustainable Economic Development in South China: An Introduction; S.P.S.Ho & Y.Y.Kueh PART 1: CHANNELLING FINDS TO TVEs AND UNLOADING SURPLUS FARM LABOUR Sourcing Funds for Efficient Investment in Rural Industries; X.Zhiming The Impact of Non-Institutional Factors on Rural Labour Redistribution; Y.Xiaoxia Economic Characteristics of Urban Migrant Workers and Their Earning Potentials; T.Voon PART 2: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE RURAL INDUSTRY A Location Strategy for Conglomeration Economies ; W.Qun Lessons from Shengze - China's 'Number One' Rural Industrial Town; W.Xiangdong Approaches to Controlling Industrial Pollution; F.Dahao PART 3: STABILIZING AGRICULTURE IN A TRANSITION ECONOMY The Role of Local Government in Agricultural Investment; Y.Yinglong Reconstituting the Farm Extension Services; B.Zhongshun Coping with the Expanding Cobweb: A Wholesale and Future Markets for Pork; Z.Kejun PART 4: MANAGING LAND USE IN A RAPIDLY URBANIZING SOCIETY Balancing the Economic, Social and Ecological Costs of Rural-urban Land Transfer; C.Yugang An Urban Economic Beltway for Stemming the Loss of Farmland; L.Liansheng A Dual Land Tenure System for Improving Land Use; X.Zhanxun EPILOGUE Policy Predicament, Institutional Constraint, and Prospects for Sustainable Development in China: An Integrated View; S.P.S.Ho & Y.Y.Kueh Index