Growth in China's grain production 1978-1997: A disaggregate analysis

World Development

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2137-2154

  Yang, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Grain production; Growth; Opportunity costs; Technology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; GRAIN CROP; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 0033459499     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00107-2     Document Type: Article

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