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Linking apple farmers to markets: Determinants and impacts of marketing contracts in China
Wanglin Ma, Awudu AbdulaiThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of marketing contract choices including written contracts, oral contracts and no contracts, as well as to examine the…
From backyard to commercial hog production: Does it lead to a better or worse rural environment?
Weiming Huang, Fangbin Qiao, Huaiju Liu, Xiangping Jia, Bryan Lohmar– The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of structural changes in hog production manure management practices.
Off-farm employments and land rental behavior: evidence from rural China
Yi Che– The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of off-farm labor employments on household land rental behavior in rural China.
A fresh look at calorie-income elasticities in China
Peng Nie, Alfonso Sousa-Poza– The purpose of this paper is to use data from the 1991 to 2009 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) to analyze how income in China is related to calorie intake.
Cash transfers and multiplier effect: lessons from the grain subsidy program in China
Fujin Yi, Wuyi Lu, Yingheng ZhouThe purpose of this paper is to examine the multiplier effects of the grain subsidy program in China, which is a large food self-sufficiency project that is implemented as a cash…
Can poor farmers afford higher micro-credit interest rates than the un-poor?
Xiaoping Tan, Wanlong linThe purpose of this paper is to test whether there is higher return rate of investment for poor farmers than for un-poor farmers and to discuss its implication for poverty…
Incentive contract or tenure reform? Understanding the transition of forest resources management in China
Jiegen Wei, Haoran HeChina’s government has been facing a trade-off in choosing between tenure reform and forest concessions to manage forest resources. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how…
A blueprint for food safety in China
Aidan J Connolly, Leona Shaojing Luo, Michael Woolsey, Mark Lyons, Kate Phillips-Connolly– The purpose of this paper is to offer a blueprint, or outline considerations for the continuing evolution of the Chinese food safety system.
Can social networks increase households’ contribution to public-good provision in rural China? : The case of small hydraulic facilities construction
Qihua Cai, Yuchun Zhu, Qihui Chen– The purpose of this paper is to examine the roles social networks play in households’ contribution to the provision of small hydraulic facilities (SHFs) in rural China.
An economic analysis on intergenerational lock-in effects of belief in rural China
Rongping Ruan, Wang Xiuhua, Fengtian ZhengRural China has been undergoing the “religion fever” since the Reform and Opening-up. By comparing the intergenerational lock-in effects of religious belief with that of…
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ISSN:
1756-137XOnline date, start – end:
2009Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Fu Qin
- Dr Jikun Huang
- Dr Kevin Z Chen
- Dr Weiming Tian
- Prof Daniel Sumner
- Prof Xian Xin
- Prof Holly Wang