Using a multi-input multi-output production technology and survey data from Jinzhai County, western Anhui Province, China, the author first measured the production performance of rural households their efficiency, ec...Using a multi-input multi-output production technology and survey data from Jinzhai County, western Anhui Province, China, the author first measured the production performance of rural households their efficiency, economy of scale, and productivity during 19781997, and then related the measured production performance with institutional change, market access, and other factors. Preliminary results show that: 1) performance differs a great deal across households and over time; 2) institutional changes and market accessibility have played a major role in improving performance; 3) depending on the specific resources, their effects are variable.展开更多
There is no convincing evidence to prove that China＇s Lewis turning point （LTP） arrived in 2004-2005, as suggested in some of the existing literature. Employing data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China ...There is no convincing evidence to prove that China＇s Lewis turning point （LTP） arrived in 2004-2005, as suggested in some of the existing literature. Employing data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China for 70,000 rural households and following the method proposed by Minami （1968） to identify the Lewis turning point in Japan, the present study reassessed the reaching of the LTP in China and found that China＇s economy reached the LTP around 2010. From a regional perspective, China ＂s eastern region reached the LTP in 2010 and its central and western regions are now approaching the turning point. After arriving at the LTP, China＇s rural economy will face three key tasks.＂ safeguarding grain security, promoting economic restructuring and realizing agricultural modernization. To cope with the shortage of human capital in agriculture production and the challenge of the tight balance between grain supply and demand, the Chinese Government should improve the human capital training system, accelerate agricultural modernization and guarantee national grain security.展开更多
文摘Using a multi-input multi-output production technology and survey data from Jinzhai County, western Anhui Province, China, the author first measured the production performance of rural households their efficiency, economy of scale, and productivity during 19781997, and then related the measured production performance with institutional change, market access, and other factors. Preliminary results show that: 1) performance differs a great deal across households and over time; 2) institutional changes and market accessibility have played a major role in improving performance; 3) depending on the specific resources, their effects are variable.
文摘There is no convincing evidence to prove that China＇s Lewis turning point （LTP） arrived in 2004-2005, as suggested in some of the existing literature. Employing data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China for 70,000 rural households and following the method proposed by Minami （1968） to identify the Lewis turning point in Japan, the present study reassessed the reaching of the LTP in China and found that China＇s economy reached the LTP around 2010. From a regional perspective, China ＂s eastern region reached the LTP in 2010 and its central and western regions are now approaching the turning point. After arriving at the LTP, China＇s rural economy will face three key tasks.＂ safeguarding grain security, promoting economic restructuring and realizing agricultural modernization. To cope with the shortage of human capital in agriculture production and the challenge of the tight balance between grain supply and demand, the Chinese Government should improve the human capital training system, accelerate agricultural modernization and guarantee national grain security.
