The Micro-Economics of Peasant Economy: China, 1920-1940

ISBN-13: 9781138368866 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 528 str.

Thomas B. Wiens

Opis

The objectives of this study, first published in 1982, are to elaborate a micro-economic model which adequately explains the interrelationships among economic forces determining the distribution of income in a peasant economy in the early stages of transition to industrialization.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. A Theory of Distribution in the Agrarian Sector  3. The Land Market in Prewar China  4. The Loan Market in Prewar China  5. The Labor Market in Prewar China  6. The Agricultural Production Function and Factor Productivity in Prewar Chinese Agriculture  7. An Activity Analysis Approach to Productivity Measurement: Mi-Ch’ang Village Sample

O autorze

Thomas B. Wiens