Working paper 6 th International Conference of the B RICS Initiative for Critical Agrarian Studies From “Left Behind” to Leader Female Leadership in Food Sovereignty and Local Governance in China Li Zhang Working Paper Number 50 November, 2018 50 From ‘Left Behind’ to Leader: Female Leadership in Food Sovereignty and Local Governance in China by Li Zhang, China Agricultural University / Cornell University Published by: BRICS Initiative for Critical Agrarian Studies (BICAS) in collaboration with: Universidade de Brasilia – UnB International Institute of Social Studies Brasília, Brazil The Hague, The Netherlands Website: http://www.unb.br/ E-mail:
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