| ID | 151576 |
| Title Proper | Role of Tunqin Guanxi in building rural resilience in North China |
| Other Title Information | a case from Qinggang |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yan Gao (a1) and Shailaja Fennell (a2) ; Gao, Yan ; Fennell, Shailaja |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper explores the role of guanxi, particularly in its special form of tunqin, in building rural resilience in a poverty-stricken county in north China. The emphasis of this paper is placed on the nature and function of such guanxi. By presenting how guanxi is maintained, this paper also analyses the impact and effectiveness of local guanxi as a strategy to cope with poverty. Whereas tunqin guanxi appears to have built rural resilience in order to cushion villagers against life's upheavals, the maintenance of rural guanxi diminishes this resilience as scarce resources are spent on the exchange of cash gifts, thus aggravating local poverty. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Quarterly ,No. 229; Mar 2017: p.44-63 |
| Journal Source | China Quarterly No 229 |
| Key Words | Rural Poverty ; North China ; Guanxi ; Tunqin ; Rural Resilience ; Cash Gift Exchange |