This article questions the effectiveness and viability of rural Tax-for-Fee reform (Fei Gai Shui) on water resources and agriculture production, taking the Zhanghe Irrigation System of China as a case study example. The Fei Gai Shui reform has been heralded as a possible solution for reducing...

Following the surge in world food prices of 2007–2008, there has been a revival of short-run household welfare analysis that seeks to understand whether food price increases are beneficial or detrimental for households. For a number of reasons, including lack of data in some instances, the...