China's ongoing agricultural reform:

The authors present a systematic and incisive study of five interrelated areas: an exploration of the causes of the slowdown in agricultural output growth since the mid-1980s; the role of both output and input markets in agricultural development; the problem of excess labor in agriculture; the poten...

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Main Authors: Carter, Colin A. (Author), Zhong, Fu-Ning (Author), Cai, Fang (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: South San Francisco, CA 1990 Institute 1996
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:The authors present a systematic and incisive study of five interrelated areas: an exploration of the causes of the slowdown in agricultural output growth since the mid-1980s; the role of both output and input markets in agricultural development; the problem of excess labor in agriculture; the potential of rural industrial development to absorb excess labor; and financial flows - taxation, government expenditure, rural household savings, and investment - in relation to agricultural growth
The authors conclude with suggestions for fundamental changes in China's agricultural policy that are needed if the nation is to feed its 1.2 billion people
Physical Description:XIII, 104 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:047210814X