Rural Restructuring in China

As rural economies modernize, what happens to peasants and small farmers?

Modernization of agriculture implies land consolidation, urbanization, and an increasing role for agribusiness. Can smallholder farmers benefit under these conditions?

List of Publications

The Rise of Agrarian Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Agricultural Modernization, Agribusiness and Collective Land Rights

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Zhang, Q. Forrest, and John A. Donaldson. 2008. “The Rise of Agrarian Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Agricultural Modernization, Agribusiness and Collective Land Rights.” China Journal 60:25-47.

From Peasants to Farmers: Peasant Differentiation, Labor Regimes and Land-rights Institutions in China’s Agrarian Transition

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Zhang, Q. Forrest and John A. Donaldson. 2010. “From Peasants to Farmers: Peasant Differentiation, Labor Regimes and Land-rights Institutions in China’s Agrarian Transition.” Politics and Society .38(4):458-489.

China’s Agrarian Reform and the Privatization of Land - a Contrarian View.

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Zhang, Q. Forrest and John A. Donaldson. 2013. “China’s Agrarian Reform and the Privatization of Land - a Contrarian View.” Journal of Contemporary China 22(80):255-272.

Farmers’ Cooperatives in China: A Typology of Fraud and Failure

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Hu, Zhanping, Forrest Zhang, and John A. Donaldson. 2017. "Farmers’ Cooperatives in China: A Typology of Fraud and Failure." China Journal 78:1-24.