With more than 800 million rural inhabitants, these banks represent the principal savings institutions for rural Chinese.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Does the country have education and ICT statistics including indicators and data on computer equipment and communications in rural and urban educational institutions?

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Timothy Hannan and Robin Prager, both of the Federal Reserve, find that increased competition from multi-market institutions has had markedly different effects in rural and urban areas.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus