China's ongoing agricultural reform
By: Colin A. Carter, Funing Zhong, Fang Cai.
Contributors: Zhong, Funing.; Cai, Fang
Publisher: 1990 Institute
Published: 1996
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Agriculture and state -- China.; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- China.; China -- Economic policy -- 1976-2000.
Description: The authors present a systematic and incisive study of five interrelated areas: an exploration of the causes of the slowdown in agricultural output growth since the mid-1980s; the role of both output and input markets in agricultural development; the problem of excess labor in agriculture; the potential of rural industrial development to absorb excess labor; and financial flows - taxation, government expenditure, rural household savings, and investment - in relation to agricultural growth.

The authors conclude with suggestions for fundamental changes in China's agricultural policy that are needed if the nation is to feed its 1.2 billion people.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-97) and index.