-economic factors influencing low agricultural productivity in the developing world. Agricultural productivity has long been regarded as … stagnated and low agricultural productivity in developing countries. This book goes beyond the traditional discussion of low … productivity being primarily determined by technological factors, and addresses the more complex determinants. Special attention is …

important contributions. Firstly, it elaborates the hypothesis that total factor productivity growth stems from pecuniary …

of wage inequality between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and the relatively low productivity growth experienced … technological revolution, describe why this does not necessarily result in high productivity growth and outline the best methods to … measure productivity in the new economy. This exhaustive exploration of productivity growth and wage inequality between high …

ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. China's insurance market - development issues -- ch. 3. Review of efficiency studies in … China -- ch. 6. Managerial implications : further exploration -- ch. 7. SFA applications and robustness of DEA results -- ch …. 8. Malmquist index development of insurance companies in China -- ch. 9. Conclusion, policy recommendations and further …

China in the Global Economy focuses on the theme of twin transitions occurring in the Chinese economy: the transition …. China's exporters face unprecedented competition in the world market and the flow of foreign direct investment has fallen …pt. 1. The macroeconomy -- pt. 2. State-owned enterprises -- pt. 3. International trade -- pt. 4. Agriculture -- pt. 5 …

1. Agriculture and the environment / Jeff Bennett -- 2. Land-use management in China / Xuehong Wang, Hongyun Han and …Faced with intensified environmental degradation and decreased agricultural land productivity, the Chinese government … provinces and autonomous regions across China. This book provides the most comprehensive assessment of the CCFGP undertaken to …

, and drawing on case material from Chile, China, Peru and Russia, the book goes on to assess the latest technological … case of copper smelting in China / Bo Göransson -- From nationalization to re-privatization of the Peruvian copper industry …

, economic growth in China must transform from an inputs-driven pattern, to a productivity-driven pattern. Academics, researchers … inequality -- 11. Labor market institutions and social protections -- 12. Reaping China's reform dividends. …China has grown rapidly since the reform initiation of the 1970s. China's Economic Growth Prospects narrates the …

Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and … how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, including … climate change on agriculture -- 4. The Ricardian method -- 5. Modeling adaptation to climate change -- 6. Structural …