Agricultural Reform in China

The successful agricultural reform carried out in China in the 1970s started encountering mounting difficulties from the mid-1980s, as growth rates dropped and prices increased sharply. This study analyzes the different reform measures introduced in China in the past twenty years, and provides a full analysis of the existing agricultural system. Through careful examination of the political economy and the different policy options, the author argues that China should push forward with its market-oriented reform measures and introduce the rigors of international competition into the agricultural sector.

• | Author: Yiping Huang
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 13, 1998
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0521620554
• | ISBN-13: 9780521620550