Agricultural Reform in China

ISBN-13: 9780521620550 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 240 str.

Yiping Huang

Opis

The successful agricultural reform carried out in China in the 1970s started encountering mounting difficulties from the mid-1980s, as growth rates dropped and prices increased sharply. This study analyzes the different reform measures introduced in China in the past twenty years, and provides a full analysis of the existing agricultural system. Through careful examination of the political economy and the different policy options, the author argues that China should push forward with its market-oriented reform measures and introduce the rigors of international competition into the agricultural sector.

Recenzje

'This is an important volume for two reasons: first, it provides an accessible overview of two decades of agricultural reforms in China; second, it argues that the way forward for Chinese agriculture is through full internationalisation for the entire sector.' Peter Timmer, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature

Spis treści

1. Getting markets to work in the countryside; 2. Institutional distortions in pre-reform agriculture; 3. Getting farmers back to work; 4. Getting prices right; 5. Adjustments in rural markets bring structural change; 6. An agricultural economy without freedom of trade; 7. China's agricultural policy choices; 8. Chinese farmers can adapt; 9. Getting reform right in agriculture; Appendix: The China model; References; Index.