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Book Can China Feed Itself

Download or read book Can China Feed Itself written by Shouying Liu and published by Focus on China S.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China's grain problem has been a hot issue attracting international attention since the beginning of the 1990s. The eleven theses included in this book have been selected from among over 400 on this topic. Written by well-known experts and scholars these essays, rich in content and information, provide many perspectives on the proposition that 'the Chinese can feed themselves'. / Book back cover

Book China s Past  China s Future

Download or read book China s Past China s Future written by Vaclav Smil and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China has a population of 1.3 billion people which puts enormous strain on her natural resources. This volume, by one of the leading scholars on the earth's biosphere, provides the fullest account yet of the environmental challenges that China faces.

Book Can China Continue Feeding Itself  The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture

Download or read book Can China Continue Feeding Itself The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture written by Jinxia Wang and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several studies addressing the supply and demand for food in China suggest that the nation can largely meet its needs in the coming decades. However, these studies do not consider the effects of climate change. This paper examines whether near future expected changes in climate are likely to alter this picture. The authors analyze the effect of temperature and precipitation on net crop revenues using a cross section consisting of both rainfed and irrigated farms. Based on survey data from 8,405 households across 28 provinces, the results of the Ricardian analysis demonstrate that global warming is likely to be harmful to China but the impacts are likely to be very different in each region. The mid latitude region of China may benefit from warming but the southern and northern regions are likely to be damaged by warming. More precipitation is beneficial to Chinese farmers except in the wet southeast. Irrigated and rainfed farmers have similar responses to precipitation but not to temperature. Warmer temperatures may benefit irrigated farms but they are likely to harm rainfed farms. Finally, seasonal effects vary and are offsetting. Although we were able to measure the direct effect of precipitation and temperature, we could not capture the effects of change in water flow which will be very important in China. Can China continue feeding itself if climate changes? Based on the empirical results, the likely gains realized by some farmers will nearly offset the losses that will occur to other farmers in China. If future climate scenarios lead to significant reductions in water, there may be large damages not addressed in this study.--Provided by publisher.

Book China s Agricultural Development

Download or read book China s Agricultural Development written by Xiao-yuan Dong and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies the main challenges Chinese agriculture is confronting and considers how these challenges might be met. The performance of China's agricultural production is comprehensively assessed while the factors that affect agricultural productivity are examined through detailed econometric analysis and up to date nationally representative data.

Book China Can Feed Itself  and Well Into the Next Century

Download or read book China Can Feed Itself and Well Into the Next Century written by James R. Simpson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Book ChinaFood

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  • Release : 1999
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Download or read book ChinaFood written by Gerhard K. Heilig and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism

Download or read book The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism written by Robert William Fogel and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert William Fogel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1993. "To take a trip around the mind of Robert Fogel, one of the grand old men of American economic history, is a rare treat. At every turning, you come upon some shiny pearl of information."—The Economist In this broad-thinking and profound piece of history, Robert William Fogel synthesizes an amazing range of data into a bold and intriguing view of America's past and future—one in which the periodic Great Awakenings of religion bring about waves of social reform, the material lives of even the poorest Americans improve steadily, and the nation now stands poised for a renewed burst of egalitarian progress.

Book Agricultural Trade and Policy in China

Download or read book Agricultural Trade and Policy in China written by Scott D. Rozelle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2003. This prominent and commanding volume collates the best research available on China's agricultural trade. Critically analyzing the agricultural supply and demand factors that underlie trade patterns such as agricultural productivity and policy, it also explores China's agricultural trade and policy including implications for China and elsewhere. Long term issues and productivity growth are taken into consideration, as are specific issues such as WTO accession. The slate of authors combines the leading established scholars in the field and the best of the next generation, including those from China and the West.

Book Understanding Long Run Economic Growth

Download or read book Understanding Long Run Economic Growth written by Dora L. Costa and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-08-10 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conditions for sustainable growth and development are among the most debated topics in economics, and the consensus is that institutions matter greatly in explaining why some economies are more successful than others over time. Probing the long-term effects of early colonial differences on immigration policy, land distribution, and financial development in a variety of settings, Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth explores the relationship between economic conditions, growth, and inequality, with a focus on how the monopolization of resources by the political elite limits incentives for ordinary people to invest in human capital or technological discovery. Among the topics discussed are the development of credit markets in France, the evolution of transportation companies in the United Kingdom and the United States, and the organization of innovation in the United States.

Book China in the Global Economy Agriculture in China and OECD Countries Past Policies and Future Challenges  OECD Proceedings

Download or read book China in the Global Economy Agriculture in China and OECD Countries Past Policies and Future Challenges OECD Proceedings written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 1999-08-26 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pace of growth in China's agricultural sector is remarkable. Determining how this demand for food will be met requires a complex analytical framework whose parameters are the subject of an intense discussion. Thesse workshop proceedings provide a rich repository of material addressing the issue.

Book Agricultural Investment and Productivity in Developing Countries

Download or read book Agricultural Investment and Productivity in Developing Countries written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes 8 papers by various authors.

Book Agricultural Research and Poverty Reduction

Download or read book Agricultural Research and Poverty Reduction written by Shantanu Mathur and published by CIAT. This book was released on 2003 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book How Should China Feed Itself

Download or read book How Should China Feed Itself written by Yongzheng Yang and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Credit Rationing and Institutional Constraint

Download or read book Credit Rationing and Institutional Constraint written by Xiangping Jia and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The availability of credit has long occupied a central place in development strategies. Rural credit institutions are more than an instrument of intermediation, they also handle risk, mobilize and disseminate information about market and technology. Given the informational problems and innate disadvantages of rural credit markets, the rationale for laissez-faire and liberalization is by no means based on a sound understanding of the state's role in redressing market failures. This study examines the rural credit market in China, its impacts on agricultural transformation and the state's role in the functioning of markets. The particular objectives are to identify the determinants of credit rationing in both formal and informal sectors, to show the extent of credit rationing, to reveal the dynamic role of institutional lending in agricultural transformation, and to understand the challenges in developing efficient institutions.

Book How Should China Feed Itself

Download or read book How Should China Feed Itself written by Yongzheng Yang and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: