Includes a review of a World Bank report on the development of farmers associations in China, an assessment of government efforts to universalise access to primary education, and a feature article on Chinese dog owners who are lobbying to influence local policies and regulations for pets. Also features an interview with leading UK environmental activist, Jonathon Porrit, an article by microfinance specialist, Myriam Bartu, on NGO credit programmes in Sichuan and Yunnan.