| China's Agricultural Development: Challenges and Prospects Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Geography; Economics; Business Management and Accounting; Industry & Industrial Studies; Human Geography; Macroeconomics; Development Economics; Environmental Geography; International Business; Primary Industries; 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. Xiao-yuan Dong is Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. Shunfeng Song is Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Nevada, USA. Dr Xiaobo Zhang is Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA. |