Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the determination of China's agricultural foreign trade pattern since … whether China's agricultural foreign trade pattern is consistent with the neoclassical explanation. Findings – The findings … indicate that China's agricultural foreign trade pattern is evidently characterized by regional specific features. In the …

northwest China. Design/methodology/approach – Using hemoglobin (Hb) levels as the outcome variable, the authors first measure … itself, one of the policy implications of this study is that malnutrition is still a serious problem in China and it is worse …

between backyard, small‐scale, medium‐scale and large‐scale dairy farms in China over the period between 2004 and 2008 …

Purpose – The New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS), implemented in China since 2003, has greatly increased the … purpose of this paper is to empirically study the effects of medical insurance on durables consumption in rural China. Design …/methodology/approach – Using China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) data, the authors study the effects of medical insurance on durable goods …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the evolution of the food traceability system in China, examine … system. Design/methodology/approach – Beijing, one of the largest pork markets in urban China, was chosen and 400 consumers …

Purpose – Informal credit markets are very active in many developing countries, including China. Informal financial … China by providing a bigger and complete picture.  …

line for rural China derived by the SPL methodology is higher than the low income line used by the National Bureau of … implications – The findings suggest that poverty lines for rural China preferably should consider not only spatial differences in … first application of the SPL approach to rural China.  …