Common prosperity is a central goal of Chinese modernization, and the modernization of agriculture and rural areas is essential to its achievement. China’s rural reform has now entered a more demanding stage. Barriers to the movement of labor and capital between urban and rural areas persist. Public services remain uneven and fragmented. Governance systems lack coordination. In this context, isolated policy adjustments are no longer sufficient to address these interconnected challenges. As China’s demonstration zone for common prosperity, Zhejiang has moved from reforming individual policies to pursuing integrated, system-wide change. Its experience offers valuable practical insights for the rest of the country. This book traces the evolution of Zhejiang’s rural reform, examining how it progressed from single-point breakthroughs to coordinated institutional reform. It analyzes both the underlying logic and the practical approaches involved, highlighting their significance for deepening rural reform and advancing common prosperity.

Zesen Qian holds a PhD in Economics from Zhejiang University and is currently a lecturer at the College of Economics and Management, Zhejiang A&F University. He is also a researcher at Zhejiang Provincial Rural Revitalization Academy.<br><br>His research interests include agricultural technology economics and rural industrial organization. He has led a project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scientists. His work has been published in journals such as Energy Economics, China & World Economy, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Journal of Quantitative & Technical Economics, and Issues in Agricultural Economy, among other leading domestic and international publications.<br><br>He has received several academic honors, including the Second Prize of Zhejiang Provincial Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences and First Prize for Outstanding Student Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Zhejiang University.