Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Part I The national level; 2 Reform and retreat in the Deng era; 3 Breakthrough of reforms and emerging regulatory structures; Part II System transformation at the local level; 4 Introduction to the fieldwork sites; 5 Developmentalism in Xiajin; 6 Entrepreneurialism and predation in Tianmen; Part III Institutional change in the cotton sector; 7 Market access and competition; 8 Corporate finance and business practices; Part IV Outcomes; 9 Reform outcomes at the national level; 10 Conclusion
Appendix A Fieldwork methodologyAppendix B List of laws, regulations and policy documents used in the text; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Examines the political economy of the cotton processing industry. This book analyzes the process of cotton policy making and looks at how local governments and the former monopolist cope with the changes brought about by marketization