rural China, its trend and geographical distribution. Determinants or drivers of changes in the size of middle class are … middle class in rural China. Findings – Major findings include: in 2007, as many as 398 million rural residents or almost 54 … percent of China's rural population belonged to the middle class; the size estimate of China's rural middle class based on …

rural China, its trend and geographical distribution. Determinants or drivers of changes in the size of middle class are … middle class in rural China. Findings – Major findings include: in 2007, as many as 398 million rural residents or almost 54 … percent of China's rural population belonged to the middle class; the size estimate of China's rural middle class based on …

Purpose – Two effects simultaneously shape the future soybean meal (SBM) demand in China: the income effect on meat … the diffusion path of commercial feeding technology when forecasting China's future SBM demand. The paper addresses the … future SBM feeding ratios; Objective 5: forecast future soybean demand in China. Findings – China needs 33 years from 2009 to …

Purpose – The Chinese Government relies heavily on increasing farming scale to address the new challenges facing China … resulting to debates over large-scale farming in China. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and highlight the debate over … China’s on-going large-scale farming. Design/methodology/approach – This paper contributes to the policy debates over large …

Purpose The infrastructure investment is one important source of economic growth in China in the past three decades … affects rural development in China. In terms of cereal yield, a 1 percent increase in the road infrastructure (road length … transportation infrastructure on rural development in China. Despite of the importance of infrastructure and rural development, there …

-sectional survey data of some 600 smallholder rubber farmers in Xishuangbanna in Southwest China is employed. This paper develops a …

Purpose – This paper aims to answer the following questions concerning rural-to-urban labor migration in China: What is … urbanization and economic growth are concerned? Design/methodology/approach – The authors build a theoretical model of rural … decreases the within-city inequality and conflicts, but also advances the urbanization and urban economic growth. Research …

Purpose – This paper aims to answer the following questions concerning rural‐to‐urban labor migration in China: What is … urbanization and economic growth are concerned? Design/methodology/approach – The authors build a theoretical model of rural … decreases the within‐city inequality and conflicts, but also advances the urbanization and urban economic growth. Research …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the housing behaviors of rural-urban migrant workers in China and the …

Purpose: The need for a universal rural pension system has been heightened by demographic changes in rural China …, China’s Government introduced the New Rural Social Pension Program (NRSPP) in 2009, a voluntary and highly subsidized … authors examine whether the NRSPP affects the labor supply of the elderly population in China. Design …