At the heart of China's remarkable economic growth is a new economic system, which has
emerged out of radical reforms in virtually all areas of economic activity. Understanding this …

Since reforms started in 1978, China has combined rapid growth with moderate price
stability. This paper analyzes China's macroeconomic performance over the past fifteen …

This article describes the growth and importance of irrigation in China in terms of the
expansion of surface water irrigation led by the state, and the more recent acceleration of …

Sun Tzu says: One who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be in danger in a
hundred battles. One who does not know the enemy but knows himself will sometimes win …

China's dramatic economic transformation can only be understood in relation to her modern
history. David Pyle reviews the post-1978 reform process in the context of two centuries of …

This paper reports on the problems with, and farmers' responses to, State disengagement
from irrigated agriculture in two areas of the Middle Valley of the Senegal River. In one case …

Published in 1998. Chinese farm households have been at the centre of the rural reform
process since the introduction of the Household Responsibility System in the late 1970's …

Agriculture remains the dominant sector in the economies of most Sub-Saharan African
countries. However, the experience of agricultural growth in the region stands in sharp …

This chapter reviews agricultural development in China during the last two centuries.
Changes in land and population, impacting on output growth, reflect decades of stability and …

Abstract The Ninth Five‐Year Plan defines China's approach and priorities to economic
reform for the period 1996–2000. The Plan recognizes that the agriculture sector is the weak …