The Third Revolution in the Chinese Countryside (Trade and Development) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521554098 ISBN 13: 9780521554091

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

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.

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The first revolution in the Chinese countryside was the land reform implemented in the 'liberated areas' and extended throughout China after the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. This was important in the consolidation of the Communist Party's political power. The second revolution was the decollectivization of agriculture and the shift to the household responsibility system as a basis for agricultural production. The phenomenal increase in Chinese agricultural output from 1978 to 1984 resulted partly from the new system of production and with a resulting explosion of farm incomes. The second revolution in the Chinese countryside from the late 1970s set the scene for the third revolution: the freeing of markets for farm products and the linking of domestic markets and international markets. The third revolution is still in progress and this book explores its beginnings. Initially, the book covers the issues of poverty in China and feeding the population. The second section describes the agricultural markets in China and the price reform of agricultural products. The next two parts discuss international and regional issues of China's agricultural economy. Finally there are contributions on what institutional changes have been associated with the third agricultural revolution. The contributions are from a team of experts on the Chinese economy from inside and outside China led by Professor Garnaut.

Review

"The book provides valuable reading for agricultural economists interested in how China will continue with its lliberalization and deregulation of agriculture and how it will link its rural economy with international markets. I would also recommend the book for all who are occupied with the problems of agriculture in transitional economies." Ottfried C. Kirsch, Journal of Developing Areas

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521554098
• ISBN 13: 9780521554091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 334
• Editor: Garnaut Ross Gregory, Shutian Guo, Guonan Ma