Table of Contents

Foreword by Stevan Harrell

Acknowledgments

Equivalents and Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Life at the Periphery of the Chinese Party-State: An Introduction

2. Nature Reserves and Reforestation: The Impacts of Conservation Programs upon Livelihoods

3. All Is Not as It Appears: Education Reform

4. Migration from the Margins: Increasing Outward Migration for Work

Conclusion

Notes

Glossary of Chinese Terms

Bibliography

Index

Promotional Information

This is the first genuinely theoretical study of the Nu people, with the author fully conversant with the theories of ethnicity and development. The subject is important, because modes of development and attitudes toward it are of critical significance all over the world. -- Colin Mackerras, professor emeritus, Griffith University, Australia

About the Author

Russell Harwood is a social researcher working in international development.

Reviews

"This is the first genuinely theoretical study of the Nu people, with the author fully conversant with the theories of ethnicity and development. The subject is important, because modes of development and attitudes toward it are of critical significance all over the world." --Colin Mackerras, professor emeritus, Griffith University, Australia