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Ning Wang

Making a Market Economy

The Institutionalizational Transformation of a Freshwater Fishery in a Chinese Community

Ning Wang

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Routledge
10 September 2012

Fisheries & related industries

Series: East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture

This study investigates the rise and growth of a market economy in the Longlake region, Hubei province, China. Well known in China as the land of fish and rice, the Longlake region has a long tradition of fresh water fishery. Yet, it is the last two decades of the twentieth century that have witnessed the dramatic transformation of fishery from subsistence oriented sideline production to a thriving market-oriented economy. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this study aims to examine the making of this burgeoning market economy, focusing on a set of vital economic institutions, including property rights and markets, as well as the changing organizational forms in fishery. Their evolution and the dynamics between them and the social, cultural, legal, and political settings in which both economic institutions and organizations are deeply embedded constitutes the main substantive theme of this study.

By: Ning Wang
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9780415655507
ISBN 10: 0415655501
Series: East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 10 September 2012
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Economy and Institutions 3. The Rise of Fish Markets 4. A Study of Property Rights Transformation 5. A Study of the Firm 6. Concluding Perspectives References

Ning Wing is Social Researcher at the University of Chicago, Law School.

Reviews for Making a Market Economy: The Institutionalizational Transformation of a Freshwater Fishery in a Chinese Community

'This neatly organized volume holds promise for China studies readers: a case study of a fishing community and market in the Longlake region of Southern Hubei.' - China Journal 'This work is rich in theoretical insight.' - Graeme Smith, The Australian National University