Review and Evaluation of China's Agricultural Policy

Author: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Over the past 25 years, China has made significant progress in achieving agricultural policy goals: agricultural output has greatly increased, rural industries have absorbed a large number of agricultural laborers, poverty rates have declined, and food consumption levels and quality have also improved significantly. In line with the gradually improving economic conditions, the government's policy focus has shifted from increasing agricultural output (especially grain) to rural income support and increasingly prominent environmental issues. This book examines the trends and patterns of China's agricultural policy divergence, while also measuring the extent of China's agricultural support based on consistent and internationally comparable analysis. The book provides an objective evaluation of the opportunities, constraints, and choices facing Chinese policymakers. The data used to calculate China's agricultural support level (PSE/CSE), including reference prices, exchange rates, and a complete literature on definitions and data sources, are provided.