This book provides a detailed review of the accumulated experience and lessons from China’s agricultural reform and opening-up since the late 1970s, examining various aspects of this transition and providing a new perspective that can contribute to developing economic theories. The success of...

Outlook of Agricultural Development to 2050 and the Demand for Science and Technology -- Roadmap and Goals of Agricultural Science and Technology in China -- Roadmap of Plant Germplasm Resources and Modern Plant Breeding Science and Technology Development -- Roadmap of Animal Germplasm Resources...

This book is the one of the first-if not the first one-to address aid effectiveness from a comparative economics perspective. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transition of its republics to market structures and representative forms of government, the European Commission had...

This book explores the application of field theory (patterns of interaction) to Russian economic history, and how social and political fields mediate the influences of institutions, structures, discourses and ideologies in the creation and dissemination of economic thinking, theory and practice....

This book uses an economic framework to examine the consequences of U.S. farm and food policies for obesity, its social costs, and the implications for government policy. Drawing on evidence from economics, public health, nutrition, and medicine, the authors evaluate past and potential future...

This book proposes measures to promote regional industrial development in East Asia from the perspective of three industries: agriculture, food, and tourism. The authors argue that for regional agriculture to develop, collaboration with the food industry is essential. Further, by linking...

This book explores the economic challenges involved in managing hydrocarbon wealth in the Caspian region, and looks at how to design an optimal energy policy. The book draws on the Author's experience in dealing with the governments of the region, and her knowledge of the role of major companies...

Chapter 1. Land Use and Disaster Governance in Asia: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. NAPSIPAG Is Ten Years Old: An Agenda for the Next Decade -- Part I: Land Management and Food Security -- Chapter 3. Land Reforms in Kerala - An Aid to Ensure Sustainable Development -- Chapter 4. The Indian State...

The Central Asian republics - Kazakhstan, the Krygyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan - are transitioning from centrally planned economies to market-oriented systems. This volume addresses the process and policy reforms these countries face and how the reforms may impact...