| Summary/Abstract |
Drawing on a case study of pastoral areas in the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia, this article illustrates four forms of everyday strategies adopted by herders to deal with the risks and uncertainty generated during China’s reform era. To avoid direct confrontations with the authorities, herders resort to strategies that subvert government policies rather than engage in overt forms of resistance or protests. Through analyzing how herders avoid risks resulting from imposed policies, market forces, and grassland degradation, the article shows the ways in which these everyday strategies advantage local people in their attempts to secure a livelihood.
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