Production and productivity growth in Chinese agriculture: New measurement and evidence

Food Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-228

  Fan, Shenggen ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; China; Growth; Measurement; Production; Productivity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL GROWTH; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY; INVESTMENT NEED; RURAL REFORM; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

CHINA;

EID: 0031443393     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(97)00010-9     Document Type: Article

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