The Third Revolution in the Chinese Countryside [Hardcover]

This 1996 book analyzes economic and institutional changes in Chinese agriculture.The first revolution in the Chinese countryside was the land reform after 1949. The second was the shift to the household responsibility system as a basis for agricultural production. This set the scene for the third revolution.This book has contributions from a team of experts on the Chinese economy on issues of poverty and feeding the Chinese population, agricultural price reforms, international and regional issues of China's agricultural economy, and institutional changes associated with the third agricultural revolution.The first revolution in the Chinese countryside was the land reform after 1949. The second was the shift to the household responsibility system as a basis for agricultural production. This set the scene for the third revolution.This book has contributions from a team of experts on the Chinese economy on issues of poverty and feeding the Chinese population, agricultural price reforms, international and regional issues of China's agricultural economy, and institutional changes associated with the third agricultural revolution.The first revolution in the Chinese countryside was the land reform after 1949. The second was the shift to the household responsibility system as a basis for agricultural production. This set the scene for the third revolution. This book has contributions from a team of experts on the Chinese economy on issues of poverty and feeding the Chinese population, agricultural price reforms, international and regional issues of China's agricultural economy, and institutional changes associated with the third agricultural revolution.1. The third revolution Ross Garnaut and Ma Guonan; Part I. Feeding the People: 2. Success in early reform: setting the stage Justin Yifu Lin; 3. Completing the third revolution Yiping Huang; 4. China's grain demand: recent experience and prospects to the year 2000 Ross Garnaut and Ma Guonan; 5. Rural poverty in post-reform lƒ#