This book presents the proceedings of an OECD conference reflecting on how China can best manage its reform process … under WTO integration. It is an invaluable analysis of farm and rural realities in today’s China and their ultimate … implications for world trade. China’s World Trade Organisation membership has brought unprecedented opportunities and challenges …

The pace of growth in China's agricultural sector is remarkable. Over the past 20 years, food production has outpaced … questions. Most importantly, will China be able to provide food for its population in a sustainable way, while absorbing the 15 … million people added to its population each year? What policies should accompany China’s transition to a market-based economy …

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 …

reform and structural adjustment will be critical to enable China to realise its comparative advantage in agriculture and to …Chinese decision-makers are grappling with policy choices that will optimise the gains from China’s integration into … can significantly enhance the reform process underway and bring great benefits to China. But the agricultural sector faces …