本书是中国基本情况丛书之一，主要介绍了中国社会当前最热点的话题之一——三农问题。全书共分5个部分，包括：中国农业、农村、农民，中国农村经济与社会系统，郊区化和农村人口流动，建设新农村，附录等。本书为全英文版。

An Overview of Agriculture,

  Rural Areas and Farmers in China

  An Overview of Rural Areas

  The Position of Agriculture in the National Economy

  "Can the Chinese Feed Themselves?".

  An Open Agriculture

  An Improved Diet for the Chinese People

  Agricultural Resources and Technologies

  Life of Chinese Farmers

  Regional Differences in Rural Areas

The Economic and Social Systems in

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From the Agrarian Reform to the Household Contract Responsibility

  System

Promoting Protection of Farmland Resources

Establishing the Farmers' Property Right to Land

Grain Distribution: from Government Control to

  an Open Market

Financial Service

Elimination of Agricultural Tax

Reform of Public Administration in Rural Areas

Governmental Support to Agriculture

Self-Governance of Farmers at the Village Level

A Broader Perspective for Development of Rural Areas: Toward a

  diversified Harmonious Society

Urbanization and Flow of Rural Population

Alleviating the Pressure on Farmland Resources

Control of Population Growth

Moving toward Plains, Cities, and Eastern Regions

Farmers Migrating to Cities and Towns Due to

  Urban-Rural Gap

Migrant Workers in Cities

Township Enterprises Boost Urbanization

Impact of the Hukou System on Urbanization and Farmers

The Task of Urbanization and Its Prospects

Building a New Countryside

Promoting Rural Economic Development

Major Difficulties in the Development of Rural Areas

Developing Education in Rural Areas

Emerging Social Protection in Rural Areas

Establishing a New-Type Cooperative Medical Care System

Long- and Mid-Term Objectives of Development in

   Rural Areas

Priorities of Rural Reform in Coming Years

Appendix:

Excerpts from The Outline of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan for National

  Economic and Social Development (2006-2010)