Rural-Urban Migration and Agro-Technological Change in Post-Reform China
How do rural Chinese households deal with the conflicting pressures of migrating into cities to work as well as staying at home to preserve their fields? This is particularly challenging for rice farmers, because paddy fields have to be cultivated continuously to retain their soil quality and value....
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press
2021
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | New Mobilities in Asia
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426980106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. How the Predicament Arose
- 2. Rice Knowledge Systems in Transition
- 3. Reference Models for Transmitting Knowledge
- 4. Technological Choice in the Wake of Migration
- 5. Land-Use Strategies
- Conclusion: A Skill Perspective on Migration
- Appendix
- References
- Index
