CHINA YOUTH WORK IN RURAL-AREAS - SOME REFLECTIONS ON A TOWN AND 2 VILLAGES

In the People's Republic of China more than 80 percent of the youth po pulation over 250 million - live in the countryside. The economic refo rms and open-door policy have brought an unprecedented (''industrial r evolution'') in its many counties, towns and villages. This offers you ng Chinese farmers greater opportunities to achieve economic prosperit y and enjoy leisure. In other ways, these dramatic changes have create d many new youth needs and problems that demand stronger commitment of the local governments toward the provision of youth services, and cha llenge the conventional philosophy and modes of service delivery of th e Chinese Communist Youth League in the rural areas.