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This chapter summarises the arguments made throughout the book. It focuses on core learnings explicated by the interaction of China’s socialist legacies—the urban/rural dichotomy and exemplary morality, or leadership by example—and processes of globalisation such as consumer culture and identity. Cody also examines how the “exemplary agriculture” alternative food movement should be judged by highlighting several contradictions inherent in the movement, including its similarities with the mainstream branded economy as well as serious problems concerning peasant representation. The chapter concludes by offering empirical learnings for policy-makers and other institutions involved in rural development in China.

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Cody, S. (2019). Conclusion. In: Exemplary Agriculture. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3795-6_10

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