Evaluate the various factors that led to the rapid growth in economic development in China.

The various factors that led to the rapid growth in economic development in China are : (i) The establishment of intrastructure in the areas of education and health, (ii) land reforms, (iii) long existence of small enterprises and (iv) decentralised planning. These had helped positively in improving the social and income indicators in the post reform period. In agriculture, by handling over plots of land to individuals for cultivation, has brought property to a vast number of poor people. It created conditions for the subsequent phenomenal growth in rural industries and built up a strong base for more reforms.