Overview
- Analyses China's historical and contemporary agricultural economy, in the context of economic transition
- Contextualises Chinese food production and supply within larger global contexts and geopolitical relationships
- Presents a mix of quantitative and qualitative evidence to build links between past and present challenges
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History (PEHS)
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This book presents a concise yet detailed analysis of China’s agricultural economy and food security in historical perspective. The book begins with an overview of China’s socialist economic transition and Deng Xiaoping’s reforms, with an emphasis on agricultural economy and food production, before discussing China’s food industry and security in more recent years.
Combining accessible qualitative interpretations with a rich data set, the author analyses the transitions and evolving policies in China’s agricultural production and shows how these are essential for understanding contemporary food security challenges in the country. Covering topics including food imports and supply, dietary changes, international trade policies and other geopolitical factors impacting food security, the book presents new insights into the interplay between domestic and international systems. Bridging gaps between historical understanding and contemporary policy relevance, this book will be useful reading for researchers in varied disciplines including economic history, agricultural economics, China’s economy, and economic development.
Keywords
- Industrialization in China
- Farming industry
- uses of farmland in China
- farming and the Chinese economy
- history of Chinese farming
- China's agricultural economy
- economic transition
- role of farming in economic development
- food imports
- food security
- Chinese economic policies
- Chinese farming and international contexts
- land reforms
- import dependence
- Sino-US agricultural trade
- dietary changes in China
Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jane Du is a Research Associate at The China Institute, SOAS University of London. She holds a PhD in Economics from SOAS and previously published two books, Agricultural Transition in China: Domestic and International Perspectives on Technology and Institutional Change and China's Labour Market, 1950 - 2020: The Role of Family Planning in Demographic and Income Transitions with Palgrave Macmillan.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Farmland, Farming and Food in the National Economy of China, 1947 – 2020
Book Subtitle: A Framework for Understanding China’s Agricultural Track Record and Food Security
Authors: Jane Du
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70027-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-70026-2Published: 30 November 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-70027-9Published: 29 November 2024
Series ISSN: 2662-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 143
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Economic History, History of China, Agricultural Economics