I.The China Question
II.The Impact of Ideas
III.A General Concept of Contracts
IV.Evolution of the Responsibility Contract
V.The Manifestation of the Responsibility Contracts and the Rise of the Competing Xians
VI.The Sharecropping Nature of the Xian System
VII.The Sharing Formula and its Effects
VIII.Economic Interpretation of the Xian Phenomenon
IX.Side Effects of Xian Competition
X.The Monetary System of China and the Rise of the RMB
XI.Concluding Remarks
An Unhappy Epilogue