This paper seeks to understand how market imperfections affect the behavior of consumers in China's rural economy. A … results show that market development plays an important role in explaining food consumption behavior in China. As the market …

The supermarket revolution has arrived in China and is spreading as fast as or faster than anywhere in the world. As … communities in the Greater Beijing area, we find small and poor farmers have actively participate in the emergence of China … the paper we document seven characteristics of China's food economy that we believe account for this unique set of …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the different types of domestic waste disposal in rural China and the … sampled household data are used to describe the disposal of domestic waste in rural China, including domestic garbage and …

The emergence of China as an economic power is one of the miracle growth stories of the last part of the 20th century …). In fact, by the end of 2007 China had achieved many of its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). …

trends and determinants of agricultural R&D in China. Results show that while the public sector monopolized agricultural …

The overall aim of the present paper is to better understand the evolution of tubewell ownership in the North China … also show that the privatisation of tubewells has affected cropping patterns in the North China Plain. When villages shift …

A sample of 283 cotton farmers in Northern China was surveyed in December 1999. Farmers that used cotton engineered to …