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Quality and inclusion of small producers in value chains : a theoretical note
Vandemoortele, Thijs; Rozelle, Scott; Swinnen, Johan F. M. - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003903509
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Quality and inclusion of producers in value chains : a theoretical note
Vandemoortele, Thijs; Rozelle, Scott; Swinnen, Johan F. M. - In: Review of development economics 16 (2012) 1, pp. 122-136
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Standards and development
Swinnen, Johan F. M. (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003714189
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Quality and Inclusion of Small Producers in Value Chains : A Theoretical Note
Vandemoortele, Thijs - 2009
This paper develops a formal theory of the endogenous process of the introduction of high quality products in developing countries. Initial differences in income and capital and transaction costs are shown to affect the emergence of and the size of the high quality economy. Initial differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153687
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A Theory of Standards-Driven Rural Development
Swinnen, Johan F.M.; Rozelle, Scott; Xiang, Tao; … - 2008
Consumers have increasing demands for product standards. This has important implications for development. This paper develops a firmal theory of the process of the introduction of high product standards in developing countries. The model endogenizes the introduction of high standards. Initial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010313311
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Quality and Inclusion of Producers in Value Chains: A Theoretical Note
Vandemoortele, Thijs; Rozelle, Scott; Swinnen, Johan F.M.; … - 2009
This paper develops a firmal theory of the endogenous process of the introduction of high quality products in developing countries. Initial differences in income and capital and transaction costs are shown to affect the emergence of and the size of the high quality economy. Initial differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010313385
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Producing and Procuring Horticultural Crops with Chinese Characteristics: Why Small Farmers Are Thriving and Supermarkets Are Absent in Rural China
Wang, Honglin; Dong, Xiaoxia; Huang, Jikun; Rozelle, Scott - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805110
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Agricultural Development, Nutrition, and the Policies Behind China’s Success
Huang, Jikun; Rozelle, Scott - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development 7 (2010) 1, pp. 93-126
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). …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009144987
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Evolution of tubewell ownership and production in the North China Plain
Wang, Jinxia; Huang, Jikun; Rozelle, Scott - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 49 (2005) 2
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009398733
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What is keeping the poor out of college?: Enrollment rates, educational barriers and college matriculation in China
Wang, Xiaobing; Liu, Chengfang; Zhang, Linxiu; Luo, Renfu; … - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 3 (2011) 2, pp. 131-149
Purpose – With the rise in the opportunity to go to college, the purpose of this paper is to identify if China's rural …
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