income of the poorest households and largely explain the recent increase in rural poverty. …

rural areas and the poor, although they should be beneficial not only for overall growth, but also rural growth and poverty …

China’s agricultural and trade policies have been shifting despite little change in policy objectives. This paper …

towards economic development. There is a growing literature on the extent and determinants of market participation by farmers … models or disaggregated analysis of data from multiple sites. The consequence is that the scope and relevance of policy … the level of market participation in rural and peri-urban areas of Kenya. Results show that more output is sold by peri-urban …

We seek to contribute to the emerging economic theory on trade, the environment and development. Using panel data …

results show that China can ensure a stable grain market development under more liberalized internal and external conditions …

development of modern market channels in this economy. …

developing countries. A wide range of literature in development economics has focused on the debate of whether international …