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China’s small and medium-sized enterprises rebounded after the COVID-19 lockdown, but economic problems linger

Following the initial COVID-19 outbreak in Hubei Province in late 2019, starting in late January 2020 the Chinese government imposed draconian lockdown measures across the country to control the spread of the disease (Fang, Wang, and Yang 2020). Most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) suspend...

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Main Author: Zhang, Xiaobo
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
Subjects:
value chains
small enterprises
economic situation
agricultural products
policies
covid-19
health
social protection
nutrition
food security
quarantine
poverty
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141294
Summary:Following the initial COVID-19 outbreak in Hubei Province in late 2019, starting in late January 2020 the Chinese government imposed draconian lockdown measures across the country to control the spread of the disease (Fang, Wang, and Yang 2020). Most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) suspended operations. Then, as the pandemic eased in April, China began lifting the restrictions.

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