There has been a rising concern that microfinance is abandoning its mission to serve the poor. Based on a longitudinal dataset, this paper examines rural households¡¯ credit access to all the sources in less developed areas in China, and analyzes its relationship with household wealth. It is...

During the summer of 2008 China’s biggest food crisis struck when it was discovered that milk suppliers were adding melamine, a colorless crystalline compound, to artificially boost the protein readings of their milk. While there was a lot of attention on the criminal investigations and post...

ABSTRACT China's 2008 milk scandal severely impacted its dairy industry. Afterwards, the government took prompt efforts to regulate and enhance food safety standards. For example, a dairy marketing management policy was implemented, and concentrated dairy complexes were recommended as options...