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Lloyd, Peter J. (contributor); Zhang, Xiaoguang (contributor) - 2000

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 …

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Environmental protection in China : land-use management

Bennett, Jeff (contributor); Zhang, Lei (contributor); … - 2008

1. Agriculture and the environment / Jeff Bennett -- 2. Land-use management in China / Xuehong Wang, Hongyun Han and … provinces and autonomous regions across China. This book provides the most comprehensive assessment of the CCFGP undertaken to …

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Cooperatives, economic democratization and rural development

Bijman, Jos (contributor); Muradian, Roldan (contributor); … - 2016

Agricultural cooperatives and producer organizations are institutional innovations which have the potential to reduce poverty and improve food security. This book presents a raft of international case studies, from developing and transition countries, to analyse the internal and external...

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Workforce development networks in rural areas : building the high road

Green, Gary P. - 2007

1. Introduction -- 2. Rural labor markets, networks and workforce development -- 3. Employer training : individual investments in collective goods -- 4. Community colleges in rural America : new roles and challenges -- 5. Workforce development networks : the visible hand at work -- 6. Shoot the...

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Rural poverty, risk and development

Fafchamps, Marcel - 2003

This book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author's work in the area, it summarises the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk affects rural poverty levels in developing countries. In...

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The dynamics of regional development : the Philippines in East Asia

Balisacan, A. M. (ed.); Hill, Hal (ed.) - Asian Development Bank Institute - 2007

extends to comparable experiences in East Asia, particularly China and Indonesia. The lessons of this book are relevant not …

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Clusters and globalisation : the development of urban and regional economies

Pitelēs, Chrēstos (contributor); … - 2006

Clusters and Globalisation brings together scholars with different perspectives and theoretical groundings, and from different disciplines, to consider conceptual arguments and case study material. In doing so the volume identifies key characteristics and requirements of the forms of cluster...

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Beyond food production : the role of agriculture in poverty reduction

Bresciani, Fabrizio (contributor); … - 2007

The importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific channels through which the poor can take advantage of growth require further research. Beyond Food Production takes on this challenge, investigating four important channels: rural labor markets, farm...

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Climate change and agriculture : an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects

Mendelsohn, Robert O.; Dinar, Ariel - 2009

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 …

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International handbook on the economics of integration : Volume 3: Factor mobility, agriculture, environment and quantitative studies

Jovanović, Miroslav N. (contributor) - 2011

pt. 1. Factor mobility -- pt. 2. Agriculture and enviroment -- pt. 3. Quantification of effects of integration …

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