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The Organisation of Rural Trade in China since 1958*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Audrey Donnithorne
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The purpose of this article is to describe the developments in rural trade following on the formation of the rural people's communes in 1958, but first it is necessary to say something about the events leading up to the situation in the summer of that year. This topic has been treated by the author at greater length elsewhere. A brief summary of certain points must, however, be made in order to sketch the background of the present subject.

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The Intellectuals (II)
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The China Quarterly , Volume 8 , December 1961 , pp. 77 - 91
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Copyright © The China Quarterly 1961

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