Agricultural productivity, structural change, and economic growth in post-reform China

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 165-180

  Cao, Kang Hua ^a   Birchenall, Javier A ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; China; Economic growth; Structural change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC REFORM; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; HUMAN CAPITAL; MICROECONOMICS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

CHINA;

EID: 84881279038     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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