China's Agriculture At the Crossroads

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Overview

After twenty years of rapid economic growth, China is facing a critical decision on its agricultural policy. It can either continue to pursue a food self-sufficiency policy or further integrate its economy into the world market. This book examines key policy issues of China's agricultural reforms using the latest information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312229337
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/06/2000
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	297
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Yongzheng Yang is at the National Center for Development Studies, Australian National University. Weiming Tian is at the College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University.

Table of Contents

Agricultural Reform—Yongzheng Yang & Weiming Tian
• Issues and Challenges in Agricultural Reform—Li Ding
• A Changing Global Food Market—Ron Duncan
• An Analysis of China's Corn Market—Xiangyong Tan & Xian Xin
• The Changing Pattern of Rice Production in China—Weiming Tian
• Livestock Consumption—Xiurong He & Weiming Tian
• Feeding the Livestock—Weiming Tian
• On-Farm Grain Stocks and their Impact—Bingsheng Ke
• A Micro-Empirical Analysis of Land Fragmentation and Scale Economies in Rural China—Guang H. Wan & Enjiang Cheng
• Technical Efficiency of China's Grain Production—Weiming Tian
• The Accuracy of China's Grain Production Data—Ziping Wu & Zhifang Wang
• Projecting China's Grain Demand and Supply—Xi-ji An
• Impact of China's Growth on Global Grain Markets—David Vincent, George Reeves & Derek Quirke
• China's Comparative Advantage in Agriculture—Xiao-guang Zhang
• Analysis of Chinese and Indonesian Food Policy Options—Ray Trewin
• Food Security, Farm Income and Trade Policy—Yongzheng Yang & Yiping Huang