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Productivity and growth in Chinese agriculture

Title
Productivity and growth in Chinese agriculture / edited by Kali P. Kalirajan and Yanrui Wu.
Publication
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Kalirajan, K. P.
  • Wu, Yanrui.
Description
x, 242 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
Productivity and growth performance, on which this book focuses, are two important topics in understanding China's agricultural development-which for a long time has been called a 'miracle' by researchers. Using both theoretical and empirical analysis, this book examines the sources of growth, the impact of economic reforms on development and the sustainability of China's agriculture.
Series Statement
Studies on the Chinese economy
Uniform Title
Studies on the Chinese economy.
Subject
  • Agricultural productivity > China
  • Agriculture > Economic aspects > China
  • Agriculture and state > China
  • Grain trade > China
  • Food supply > China
  • Rural development > China
  • Household surveys > China
  • China > Rural conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction / Kali P. Kalirajan and Yanrui Wu -- 2. Stochastic Frontier Production Functions and Technical Efficiency Measurements: A Review / Kali P. Kalirajan and Ric Shand -- 3. Productivity and Growth in China: a Review / Yanrui Wu and Hong Yang -- 4. The Impact of the Economic Reforms on Agricultural Growth / D. T. Nguyen and Harry X. Wu -- 5. Efficiency and Technological Change: a Three-Sector Comparison / Yanrui Wu -- 6. Explaining the Productivity Growth of China's Rural Sector / Xiaolu Wang and Kali P. Kalirajan -- 7. Productivity Gain from Farmer Education: Fact or Fiction? / D. T. Nguyen and Enjiang Cheng -- 8. Has Grain Production Reached its Full Potential? / Kali P. Kalirajan and Yiping Huang -- 9. Grain Productivity: Regional Disparity and its Causes / Hong Yang -- 10. Do Chinese Grain Farmers Maximise their Profits? / Kali P. Kalirajan and Yiping Huang -- 11. Food Security in China: Self-Sufficiency or International Cooperation? / Ross Garnaut.
ISBN
0312219350 (cloth)
LCCN
98044052
OCLC
ocm39839661
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries