China's Agriculture at the Cross Roads

by Y. Yang; W. Tian

• ISBN13: 9780333761144
• ISBN10: 0333761146
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-01-27
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. vii
Preface and Acknowledgements	p. xii
Abbreviations and Glossary	p. xiv
List of Contributors	p. xvi
Agricultural Reform: An Unfinished Long March	p. 1
Setting the Scene
Issues and Challenges in Agricultural Reform	p. 21
A Changing Global Food Market: Implications for China	p. 34
Commodity Markets
An Analysis of China's Corn Market	p. 49
The Changing pattern of Rice Production in China	p. 64
Livestock Consumption: Diverse and Changing Preferences	p. 78
Feeding the Livestock: Technological Choice, Trade Policy and Efficiency	p. 98
On-farm Grain Stocks and their Impact on Market Stability in China	p. 118
Production Efficiency, Statistics and Market Projections
A Micro-empirical Analysis of Land Fragmentation and Scale Economies in Rural China	p. 131
Technical Efficiency of China's Grain Production	p. 148
The Accuracy of China's Grain Production Data: Evidence from Two County-level Case Studies	p. 166
Projecting China's Grain Demand and Supply	p. 180
The Impact of China's Growth on Global Grain Markets	p. 194
Trade Policy
China's Comparative Advantage in Agriculture: An Empirical Analysis	p. 211
Analysis of Chinese and Indonesian Food Policy Options	p. 236
Food Security, Farm Income and Trade Policy	p. 263
References	p. 277
Index	p. 287
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