Rural Living, China, Chinese society
The Chinese reform era affected all aspects of the Chinese life. For example, a cultural revolution transformed the Chinese culture and people embraced the concept of city dwelling. The development process has left the rural areas behind. The condition of the rural China has important lessons about the role of development in marginalizing some areas and the deceptive nature of political ideology. The paper will show that despite the recent rapid advancement in China, rural China lags behind.
China has made massive steps forward in terms of development. The significance of the development is so great that China is currently the largest economy in the world. The rapid development in China has been a function of many changes in the Chinese society and economic models, starting with the rise of the communist party under Mao Zedong. These changes have produces significant differences in the people. There are differences based on personal position in the society, the educational background and geographical location. In the later years of development, the Chinese realized the significance of free contributions to the economy and made changes to the government system. Therefore, the reform era sough to incorporate some aspects of the communist model of governance in the reform era. These differences are a function of differences in mentality, inaccessibility of higher education in rural areas and absence of infrastructure necessary for development (Hessler, 2010).
[...] The best mode of presentation is an academic paper because of the nature of the material and supporting evidence. Reference Hessler, P. (2010). Country driving: A journey through China from farm to factory.New York: Harper. [...]
[...] Communication is an important facilitator of development. Present day business operations rely on the internet and constant communication for efficiency. Therefore, lack of communication plays an important role in creating a bad environment for business and discouraging development in theruralChina post the reform era. In addition, the relativescarcity of electricity also raises the costs of energy, limits the working hours and inhibits rural production. For example, farm products, the main source of income for the rural dwelling Chinese, need refrigeration to increase their lifespan. [...]
[...] Rural Chinahas played a key role in the rise of China (Hessler, 2010). For example, it is often said that the biggest resource in China is the human resources in the country. These people worked in the industries whose exports fueled the economy. In addition, the ability of China to feed her entire population owes a lot to the productivity of the rural areas of this country. The shift to capitalism in the reform era had the effect of collapsing localized industries or movement to areas where they could have cheaper production and transportation (Hessler, 2010). [...]
[...] Ironically, the changes have widened the gaps between the classes in the Chinese society and need to be revisited. However, Hessler noted a tendency for people in rural China to move to the urban areas in search of opportunities. These movements have cultural significance because the people often change their cultural values as a function of living in the cities. Though people in rural areas live in isolation and poverty, they play a significant role in shaping the development process of a country. [...]
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