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Making a Market Economy

The Institutionalizational Transformation of a Freshwater Fishery in a Chinese Community

Ning Wang

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English
Routledge
26 December 2004
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.

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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   550g
ISBN:   9780415949446
ISBN 10:   0415949440
Series:   East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture
Pages:   210
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Primary ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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

<p>'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 <p>'This work is rich in theoretical insight.' - Graeme Smith, The Australian National University


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