Author:Cai Fang
Publisher:Social Sciences Academic Press (China)
ISBN:978-7-80230-439-0/F·117
CONTENTS
Preface ................................................................ / 1
Abstract ............................................................... / 1
Chapter 1 Puzzles of World Agriculture ................................ / 1
1.1 Inequality of Global Food Distribution ........................ / 1
1.2 Disparity Between Agricultural Patterns ....................... / 10
1.3 Microscope Examining "Puzzles" ................................ / 18
1.4 Theoretical Basis of Distortion Policies and its Changes ...... / 26
Chapter 2 Policy Distortion.. Global Disease .......................... / 32
2.1 Same Result by Two Measures ................................... / 32
2.2 Cost-Benefit Consideration of Politicians ..................... / 39
2.3 Policy Evolution——Measuring Agricul rural protection ........ / 45
2.4 Trade Wars:Between Northern Nations .......................... / 51
2.5 International Politics on the Negotiation Table ............... / 57
Chapter 3 Changing and Unchanged Agriculture .......................... / 65
3.1 Nature of Agricultural Progress ............................... / 65
3.2 Agricultural Problems of Upstarts ............................. / 74
3.3 A Constant Law——Re-examining Basic Position of Agriculture .. / 79
3.4 Agriculture Is Not Exception of Market Economy ................ / 86
Chapter 4 Multidimensional Agriculture ................................ / 93
4.1 All Roads Lead to Rome:Induced Techno logical Change ......... / 93
4.2 Main Road and Single-Plank Bridge:Optional Economic Systems .. / 101
4.3 Economy of Scale:Large and Small ............................. / 108
4.4 Butter or Cannon :Industrial Linkages of Agriculture ......... / 114
Chapter5 Economics of the Poor ........................................ / 121
5.1 Golden Touch and Invisible Hands .............................. / 121
5.2 Visible Hands:State and Community ............................ / 127
5.3 Resource Pressure on Agricultural Development ................. / 134
5.4 Human Capital:High-Return Investnent ......................... / 141
Chapter 6 Chinese Agriculture:an International Perspective ........... / 147
6.1 Miracle of Chinese Agriculture ................................ / 147
6.2 Reaching a Turning Point:Good News or Bad News? .............. / 155
6.3 Provision for a Rainy Day:Thinking of Policy Costs ........... / 161
6.4 Constraint and Choice:Starting from Domestic Market .......... / 166
Reference .............................................................. / 173