196 Pages
by
CRC Press
222 Pages
by
CRC Press
196 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This study by Shenggen Fan makes three important and original contributions. It is the first study to report regional patterns of productivity growth in Chinese agriculture. There have been dramatic differences in output and productivity growth among Chinese regions. The second contribution is to measure the separate effects of technical change and institutional reform on productivity growth. Much... Read more
List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword /Karen M. Brooks and Vernon W. Ruttan -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 - REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHINESE AGRICULTURE -- CHAPTER 3 - ESTIMATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS: A FRONTIER PRODUCTION FUNCTION APPROACH -- CHAPTER 4 - COMPARISON OF PARTIAL PRODUCTIVITY AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AMONG REGIONS -- CHAPTER 5 - SOURCES OF PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND REGIONAL DIFFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- APPENDIXES -- Bibliography -- Index.
Biography
Fan, Shenggen
