The Asian experience in rural non-agricultural development and its relevance for China. A background study for China: long-term development issues and options
Ho, S.P.S.
World Bank Staff Working Paper 757: 105
1986
Document Number: 324437
The paper examines the prospects for rural non-agricultural development in China in light of the experience in other Asian developing countries. The paper reviews the Asian experience and some of the more significant issues relating to the growth, importance, and composition of the rural non-agricultural sector. It then discusses rural non-agricultural development in China, and finally, it examines the prospects and policy options for rural non-agricultural development in China. It is argued that the future pace and direction of rural non-agricultural development will be strongly influenced by government policy towards agriculture, by the pace and the extent of economic reform currently under way, and by the pattern of future urbanization. It suggests, furthermore, the prospects for rural non-agricultural development are not equally good among China's rural regions.