Reform and Development of Agriculture in China (Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path)

Annotation This book provides a detailed review of the accumulated experience and lessons from China's agricultural reform and opening-up since the late 1970s, examining various aspects of this transition and providing a new perspective that can contribute to developing economic theories. The success of China's reform and opening up creates benefits for farmers, and is driven by farmers. The past experience, problems revealed and lessons learned from failures of market-orientated and progressive reform can provide valuable guidance for those developing countries still lagging behind China Front Matter....Pages i-xiii History of Chinese Agriculture Before Reform and Opening....Pages 1-26 Agricultural Reforms....Pages 27-64 China’s Agricultural Basic Operating System....Pages 65-79 The Development of Agriculture in China....Pages 81-114 Transformations to Agriculture and Agricultural Policies in China....Pages 115-140 Grain Production and Food Security in China....Pages 141-169 Challenges Facing Agricultural Development....Pages 171-184 Outlook and Vision for Agriculture in China....Pages 185-213