This book explains the origins of Chinese land politics and explores how property rights and urban growth strategies differ among Chinese cities.

Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over the last several decades, yet land in China remains publicly owned. This book expl

More than thirty years ago the political turn that brought the dismantling of agricultural collectives and exclusive rights to small plots of farmland for rural

As the rivalry between the US and China enters a dangerous new phase, reaffirming the politics of anti-imperialism is a task more important than ever. From trad

A contextualized and critical reading of the origin and evolution of China's rural land takings law.