OECD Review of Agricultural Policies: China 2005
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OECD Review of Agricultural Policies: China 2005

This book presents a comprehensive overview and assessment of China's agricultural policies combined with OECD estimates of the level of support provided to the Chinese farm sector. It also examines such issues as welfare impacts of liberalisation; Chinese agricultural commodity markets; grain stock estimates; labour mobility and rural poverty in China; and food safety.

Publication Date :
14 Nov 2005
DOI :
10.1787/9789264012615-en
 
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Annex A - Labour Mobility and Rural Poverty in China You do not have access to this content

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OECD
Pages :
177–225
DOI :
10.1787/9789264012615-6-en

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As discussed in Chapter 1, a precondition for closing a large rural-urban income gap in China is a large outflow of labour from agriculture to other sectors of the economy. Moreover, mobile labour is an important factor contributing to China’s welfare gains from multilateral liberalisation. This annex discusses the impact of labour market reforms on rural incomes and poverty