Rural informatization in China /

China's recent economic growth has expanded industrialization and urbanization, upgraded consumption, increased social mobility, and initiated a shift from an economy based on agriculture to one based on industry and services. However, more than half of China's people still live in rural a...

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Other Authors: Qiang, Christine Zhen-Wei
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2009.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780821380208
0821380206
9780821380185
0821380184
1282232541
9781282232549
9786612232541
6612232544
ISSN:1726-5878 ;
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Development of China's Rural Information Infrastructure; Boxes; Tables; Figures; 3. Rural Informatization Initiatives and Organizational Models; 4. Lessons from International Experiences; 5. Challenges for Rural Informatization in China; 6. Recommendations; 7. Conclusions; Appendixes.