"Land system reform in China has always been a hot topic and a controversial one. After the Third Plenary Session of … fundamental logic of China's land system reform since the 1980s and studies the problems this logic has encountered and whether it … still works well. Hence, this book covers topics ranging from the historic origin of China' land system, China's rural land …

This book provides a detailed review of the accumulated experience and lessons from China’s agricultural reform and … contribute to developing economic theories. The success of China’s reform and opening up creates benefits for farmers, and is … progressive reform can provide valuable guidance for those developing countries still lagging behind China …

This book extends current research on the political economy of modern China, with particular regard to agricultural … technological change under complex market institutions with empirical studies on China and selected East Asian economies. The text … also questions how technological advances in China contribute to the Great Divergence debate. Through a comparative …

1 China’s Agriculture in the 1930s: An Overview -- 2 John Lossing Buck and Land Utilization in China -- 3 Calamities … and Conflict Affecting Rural China 1929–1933 -- 4 The Discovery and Restoration of Buck’s Original Data -- 5 Reliability … China During the Republican Era -- 7 Regional Differences in Surplus Agricultural Labor During China’s Republican Era, Based …

China’s food processing sector has arrived at a decisive stage. While primary agriculture has continued to expand at an …. These developments give rise to a number of questions. What do these changes mean for China’s food processors? Is China … Proceedings document try to answer these and many other important questions revolving around changes in, and challenges for, China …

With more than 700 million residents living in rural areas, China is still a predominantly rural country. But despite … socio-economic forces at work in China's rural areas and discusses the current government strategy for rural development. It …

This book presents a comprehensive overview and assessment of China's agricultural policies combined with OECD … liberalisation; Chinese agricultural commodity markets; grain stock estimates; labour mobility and rural poverty in China; and food …