Polanyi and the Peasant Question in China
State, Peasant, and Land Relations in China, 1949-Present
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2317481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Chuang (University of Maryland), John Yasuda (0000-0003-3192-6917, Johns Hopkins University), John K Yasuda (0000-0002-6479-4298, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 311-347 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00323292211032753 |
| OpenAlex | W3183912849 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This article applies Karl Polanyi's concept of a double movement to the trajectory of rural state policies in China since 1949. It argues that Chinese socialism created a contradictory social contract that has fueled an ongoing struggle between state and peasantry over the surplus generated from rural land. This struggle has shaped a historical oscillation between state policies that facilitate extraction of agricultural surpluses and policies that introduce social protections in the form of household farming and revitalized collective ownership. Based on secondary sources, this article compares the arc of rural policies during the Mao era and in the transition to and during the current state capitalist period. Then, based on original interview-based and ethnographic fieldwork undertaken in rural Sichuan Province, it analyzes the current introduction of urban and agrarian capital into the rural economy, revealing dynamics of a current countermovement from state-led extraction to compromise
Agrarian society · Agriculture · Capital (architecture · China · Communism · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Geography · Peasant · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socialism · State (computer science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Law
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| Citations per year | 2.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |