Download or read book Rural Transformation in Asia written by Jan Breman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1991 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In those African, Asian, and Latin American countries where the transition from an agrarian to an industrial society is not yet complete, the agrarian question remains at the center of economic and political discourse. This volume of papers by leading economists, sociologists, and historians presents varying interpretations of the question from a specifically Asian context. Looking in detail at China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, this volume presents a fascinating picture of rural transformation in Asia.