FOREWORD

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES xi
4. FOREWORD xv
5. PROLOGUE: CHINA’S MISSING INSTITUTION xix
6. Chapter One. Introduction: Assessing Commune Productivity 1
7. Part I. Creating China’s Green Revolution
8. Chapter Two. Institutional Origins and Evolution 29
9. Chapter Three. China’s Green Revolution 62
10. Part II. Sources of Commune Productivity
11. Chapter Four. Economics: Super-Optimal Investment 109
12. Chapter Five. Politics: Maoism 142
13. Chapter Six. Organization: Size and Structure 181
14. Chapter Seven. Burying the Commune 210
15. Chapter Eight. Conclusion 248
16. APPENDIX A. NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION DATA, 1949–1979 261
17. APPENDIX B. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS FOR CHAPTER 6 269
18. APPENDIX C. ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL POLICY STATEMENTS ON THE COMMUNE, 1958–1983 273
19. NOTES 355
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 399
21. INDEX 425