Golden Goose The Story of a Peasant Family in Western China /

• Main Authors: Liu, Xu (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Burnett, David (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Asia-Economic conditions.; Economic development.; Social change.; Asia-Politics and government.; Asian Economics.; Development and Social Change.; Asian Politics.

This book offers an intimate and personal look at what China's poverty alleviation has meant for individuals. The dramatic progress in reducing poverty in China over the past three decades is well known. According to the World Bank, more than 500 million people were lifted out of extreme povert...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Zhen's Story
• 2. Shun's Story: Number One Daughter
• 3. Ze's Story: Husband of First Daughter
• 4. Shi's Story: Second Daughter
• 5. Hua's Story: Third Daughter
• 6. Chun's Story: First Son, Fourth Child
• 7. Xia's Story: Second Son
• 8. Kai's Story: Fourth Daughter
• 9. Qiu's Story: Third Son
• 10. Dong's Story: Fourth Son
• 11. Grandma Remembers
• 12. Anthropological Themes.