China's Ongoing Agricultural Modernization: Challenges Remain After 30 Years of Reform
by Bryan Lohmar,
Fred Gale, Francis Tuan, and
James Hansen
Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-51) 59 pp, April 2009
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Thirty years ago China began implementing a series of reforms to improve efficiency in agricultural production. Since then reforms have reshaped China’s agriculture and elevated its position in the world economy. This report provides an overview of current issues in China’s agricultural development, policy responses to these issues, and assesses the effects of these policies on China’s growing role in international markets.
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Keywords: China, economic reform, economic development, agricultural production, agricultural trade
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Report summary, Pdf file 194 kb | HTML
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Abstract, Contents, and Summary, Pdf file 509 kb
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Introduction, Pdf file 35 kb
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Background:China’s Economic Development and Implications for Agriculture, Pdf file 559 kb
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Challenges to China’s Continued Agricultural Modernization, Pdf file 823 kb
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Implications for China’s Future Trade, Pdf file 337 kb
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Conclusion, Pdf file 35 kb
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References, Pdf file 52 kb
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Entire report, Pdf file 2,124 kb
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