Poverty, Food Insecurity and Commercialization in Rural China

This study, first published in 1993, analyses the relationship among poverty, food insecurity and commercialization in rural China by employing agricultural household models. Data are derived from a 10,000 household subsample of the annual rural household consumption and expenditure survey.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Insight into the Poverty, Food Security and Commercialization Nexus 3. Poverty, Food Security and Commercialization: The Chinese Context 4. The Empirical Chinese Agricultural Household Model 5. Statistical and Econometric Analysis 6. Conclusions and Policy Implications

About the author

Zhong Tong

Summary

This study, first published in 1993, analyses the relationship among poverty, food insecurity and commercialization in rural China by employing agricultural household models. Data are derived from a 10,000 household subsample of the annual rural household consumption and expenditure survey.

Product details

• Authors: Zhong Tong
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.03.2020
• EAN: 9781138369009
• ISBN: 978-1-138-36900-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Business and Economics in Asia
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; China, Business & Economics / General, Economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Poverty & unemployment, Rural communities, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Food security & supply, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Poverty and precarity, Food security and supply