Agricultural Transition in China: Domestic And International Perspectives On Technology And Institutional Change (Palgrave Studies In Economic History)

Synopsis

Deepens readers’ understanding of the nature of contemporary Chinese economic development .

Relaxes the hypothesis of the perfect market condition to discuss institutional and technological changes in Chinese post-reform agriculture under the complex market institution.

Highlights the decisive role of market institutions in determining the selection and transition of agricultural technologies.

This book extends current research on the political economy of modern China, with particular regard to agricultural development and its role in economic transition. It uses Neoclassical principles to re-interpret agricultural growth and technological change under complex market institutions with empirical studies on China and selected East Asian economies. The text also questions how technological advances in China contribute to the Great Divergence debate.

Through a comparative analysis of agricultural technical changes in the planting of rice paddies in Japan, Taiwan and China, Du finds that different market institutions and structures have given rise to considerable diversity of agricultural change between different economies in terms of the nature, timing and duration of technological transition. Such diversification has, in turn, affected the trajectories of agricultural and wider economic growth.

Here, Du reflects on the nature of contemporary Chinese economic development and extends observations on agricultural transition to the entirety of Asia, finding that the nature, timing, and time-span of agriculture technology transitions have varied considerably across different economies.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783319769059

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

05/14/18

Copyrighted By:

Jun Du

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Business and Finance, Technology

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Bookshare Staff

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