China's rural development has been centered on "Three Rural Issues": agriculture, villagers, and farmers. In Rural Development in China: The Rise of Innovative Institutions and Markets, Lu Yilong opts to explore the path of China's rural development from two angles: institutional innovation and the market. Integrating theoretical concepts and empirical analyses, the author argues that outdated institutions and sluggish market development are causes of China's urban-rural disparity, and proposes innovative institutional and market-oriented reforms as drivers of rural socioeconomic growth. The series also examines examples of pilot reforms and models of rural development which provide valuable lessons for the future.