Gale, H. Frederick; Lohmar, Bryan; Tuan, Francis C. - 2013
In 2004, China entered a new era in its approach to agricultural policy, as it began to subsidize rather than tax … agriculture. China introduced direct subsidies to farmers, began to phase out its centuries-old agricultural tax, subsidized seed … and machinery purchases, and increased spending on rural infrastructure. The new policies reflect China's new view of …