Richard Sanders, University College, Northampton, UK.

’The villages and counties that Sanders visited...display sufficient ecological and economic variety to give a good impression of activities at this level. The descriptions and analyses of his case studies consitute half the book...all of which makes for fascinating reading.’ The China Journal 'Sanders conducts in-depth case studies...His field work clearly shows that Chinese Ecological Agriculture can be successful, not just in reversing environmental degradation but in promoting economic growth and raising standards of living.' Journal of Asian and African Studies

• Contents: The problems in context; Growth, development and sustainability; Developments in the Chinese rural political economy, 1949-1998; Rural reforms and the sustainability of the Chinese rural political economy; The Peoples Republic of China: the environment and environmental protection; Chinese ecological agriculture: Shengtai Nongye; Research in the Chinese countryside; Case studies; Conclusions; References.

Richard Sanders, University College, Northampton, UK.

’The villages and counties that Sanders visited...display sufficient ecological and economic variety to give a good impression of activities at this level. The descriptions and analyses of his case studies consitute half the book...all of which makes for fascinating reading.’ The China Journal 'Sanders conducts in-depth case studies...His field work clearly shows that Chinese Ecological Agriculture can be successful, not just in reversing environmental degradation but in promoting economic growth and raising standards of living.' Journal of Asian and African Studies

• Contents: The problems in context; Growth, development and sustainability; Developments in the Chinese rural political economy, 1949-1998; Rural reforms and the sustainability of the Chinese rural political economy; The Peoples Republic of China: the environment and environmental protection; Chinese ecological agriculture: Shengtai Nongye; Research in the Chinese countryside; Case studies; Conclusions; References.

Richard Sanders, University College, Northampton, UK.

’The villages and counties that Sanders visited...display sufficient ecological and economic variety to give a good impression of activities at this level. The descriptions and analyses of his case studies consitute half the book...all of which makes for fascinating reading.’ The China Journal 'Sanders conducts in-depth case studies...His field work clearly shows that Chinese Ecological Agriculture can be successful, not just in reversing environmental degradation but in promoting economic growth and raising standards of living.' Journal of Asian and African Studies

• Contents: The problems in context; Growth, development and sustainability; Developments in the Chinese rural political economy, 1949-1998; Rural reforms and the sustainability of the Chinese rural political economy; The Peoples Republic of China: the environment and environmental protection; Chinese ecological agriculture: Shengtai Nongye; Research in the Chinese countryside; Case studies; Conclusions; References.