Household Responsibility System and Rural Economic Reforms (1978–1984)

1. Xiaogang villagers sign household contracting agreement

   Nov 24, 1978Labels: Xiaogang Village, Fengyang County

   • China org cn
   • SCIO

2. Third Plenum shifts priority to economic modernization

   Dec 18, 1978Labels: Third Plenum, CCP Central

   • Britannica

3. Sichuan expands contract responsibility experiments

   Jan 1, 1979Labels: Sichuan Province, Zhao Ziyang

   • Britannica
   • TIME

4. Household responsibility practice begins spreading nationally

   Jan 1, 1979Labels: Household Contracting, Collective Land

   • Britannica
   • SCIO

5. Zhao Ziyang becomes premier, pushing rural reforms

   Sep 10, 1980Labels: Zhao Ziyang, Premier

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

6. National Rural Work Conference minutes affirmed as policy

   Jan 1, 1982Labels: National Rural, No 1

   • SCIO
   • INDSR

7. 1983 No. 1 Document promotes rural responsibility system

   Jan 2, 1983Labels: No 1, CCP Central

   • ChinaDaily
   • INDSR

8. Household responsibility system reaches broad national adoption

   Dec 31, 1983Labels: Household Responsibility, Production Teams

   • China org cn
   • Britannica

9. 1984 No. 1 Document extends and stabilizes land contracts

   Jan 1, 1984Labels: No 1, Land Contracts

   • BeijingReview
   • INDSR

10. Record summer grain harvest reported amid reform gains

    Jul 26, 1984Labels: Summer Grain, Agricultural Output

    • UPI

11. Rural reform phase consolidates HRS as dominant institution

    Dec 31, 1984Labels: Rural Reform, Household Contracting

    • Britannica
    • China org cn

12. Foreign Affairs documents sharp output growth after 1982

    Mar 1, 1985Labels: Foreign Affairs, Crop Output

    • ForeignAffairs