Jianjun Zhang is Assistant Professor in the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China.

'Dr Zhang's book has a very clear thesis, and looks at a further dimension of this issue of partial democratisation and participation in major decision-making in China' - Kerry Brown, Asian Affairs, March 2009

• 1. Introduction Part 1: Development Patterns and the Evolution of Property Rights 2. Emergence of the Two Development Patterns 3. Changing Power Relations 4. Privatization of TVEs Part 2: Class Structure and Elite Relations 5. Polarized versus Equalized Class Structure 6. Elite Relations in Sunan 7. Elite Relations in Wenzhou Part 3: Political Consequences 8. Top-down versus Bottom-up Business Associations 9. Controlled versus Competitive Village Elections 10. Conclusion

Jianjun Zhang is Assistant Professor in the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China.

'Dr Zhang's book has a very clear thesis, and looks at a further dimension of this issue of partial democratisation and participation in major decision-making in China' - Kerry Brown, Asian Affairs, March 2009

• 1. Introduction Part 1: Development Patterns and the Evolution of Property Rights 2. Emergence of the Two Development Patterns 3. Changing Power Relations 4. Privatization of TVEs Part 2: Class Structure and Elite Relations 5. Polarized versus Equalized Class Structure 6. Elite Relations in Sunan 7. Elite Relations in Wenzhou Part 3: Political Consequences 8. Top-down versus Bottom-up Business Associations 9. Controlled versus Competitive Village Elections 10. Conclusion

Jianjun Zhang is Assistant Professor in the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China.

'Dr Zhang's book has a very clear thesis, and looks at a further dimension of this issue of partial democratisation and participation in major decision-making in China' - Kerry Brown, Asian Affairs, March 2009

• 1. Introduction Part 1: Development Patterns and the Evolution of Property Rights 2. Emergence of the Two Development Patterns 3. Changing Power Relations 4. Privatization of TVEs Part 2: Class Structure and Elite Relations 5. Polarized versus Equalized Class Structure 6. Elite Relations in Sunan 7. Elite Relations in Wenzhou Part 3: Political Consequences 8. Top-down versus Bottom-up Business Associations 9. Controlled versus Competitive Village Elections 10. Conclusion