Rural banking in China: a case of centralization? Godfrey Yeung Canfei He Peng Zhang 10.6084/m9.figshare.4609468.v1 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Rural_banking_in_China_a_case_of_centralization_/4609468 <p>Four types of banking institutions responded differently to the drive to centralize Chinese rural banking operations. In 2009 city commercial and market-oriented banks had a higher density of outlets in economically developed than in less developed counties, as expected, while rural banking institutions had an unexpectedly higher density in non-agricultural than in agriculture-based counties. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the wholly state-owned and policy-oriented Agricultural Development Bank of China has invested in business-oriented activities in non-agricultural counties. These banking sector developments could have long-term policy implications for rural development in China.</p> 2017-02-02 13:50:07 Rural banking Banking reform Centralization China L89 P25 P30 R51 农村银行业 银行业改革 集聚 中国 banca rural reforma bancaria centralización сельские банки банковская реформа централизация Китай