Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xiii
4. Figures xvii
5. Tables xix
6. A Note on Translation, Transliteration, Names, and Measures xxi
7. Map of the People's Republic of China xxii
8. Introduction • The Great Leap Famine, the Rise of Reform, and the Cognitive Basis of Institutional Change 1
9. Part I • Context
10. 1. The Path to Disaster 21
11. 2. The Political Economy of the Great Leap Famine 42
12. Part II • Catastrophe and Reform
13. 3. The Great Leap Famine and Rural Liberalization 71
14. 4. The Cultural Revolution Interlude 98
15. 5. Structural Incentives for Rural Reform 121
16. 6. The Political Struggle over Reform 144
17. Part III • State and Rural Society Under Reform
18. 7. Reform Euphoria, Policy Myopia, and Rising Rural Discontent 183
19. 8. Rural Industrialization, Political Empowerment, and State Policy 213
20. Conclusions and Reflections 237
21. Appendix: Main Sources of Data for Analyses of the Great Leap Famine 257
22. Abbreviations 259
23. Notes 261
24. Bibliography 311
25. Index 345