Applying a historical institutionalist perspective, this paper examines the genesis, implementation process and impact of the recent Rural Tax and Fee Reform (RTFR) in China. It is posited that the RTFR represents a serious, although inconsistent, attempt to shift the balance of central-local...

Applying a historical institutionalist perspective, this paper examines the genesis, implementation process and impact of the recent Rural Tax and Fee Reform (RTFR) in China. It is posited that the RTFR represents a serious, although inconsistent, attempt to shift the balance of central-local...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Stevan Harrell -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Liangshan and Its Entrepreneurs -- 1 | Nuosu Traditional Culture and Social Change -- 2 | The Liangshan Economic Setting and Private Entrepreneurs -- 3 | Private Sector Development in Nine Liangshan Counties -- 4...