Technology Development in Rural Industries : A Study of China's Collectives

This book is a study of the development and acquisition of technology by a group of small and medium-sized rural industries in Sichuan province, China. The enterprises are mainly collective ones, but they are compared with other ownership groups, such as private and state enterprises. Careful analysis, using time series data and a survey sample of rural collective industries in two counties in China, reveals that the Chinese technology system is ineffective in reaching all private and public ownership groups, especially the rural collective enterprises, and does not promote co-operation and assistance. Technology Development in Rural Industries will be of interest to economists, developmentalists, NGOs, social scientists, and private and public consultants within the development field.