The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India

China and India are the two most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations' economies have grown dramatically over the past few decades, elevating them from two of the world's poorest countries into projected economic superpowers. As a result, the numbers of Chines...

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Main Authors: Gulati, Ashok, Fan, Shenggen
Format: Libro
Language:Inglés
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155517
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description China and India are the two most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations' economies have grown dramatically over the past few decades, elevating them from two of the world's poorest countries into projected economic superpowers. As a result, the numbers of Chinese and Indians living in poverty have rapidly fallen and per capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these staggering accomplishments and the lessons that can be applied both to other developing nations and to the problem of poverty that remains in these two countries. The contributors pay particular attention to agriculture and the rural economy, examining how initial conditions and investments and the prioritization and sequencing of different policies and strategies have led to successes, and how the agricultural and rural sectors connect to overall economic expansion. They also emphasize the importance of anti-poverty programs and safety nets in helping poor people escape poverty. This book was distributed in India by Oxford University Press-India under ISBN 9780195693508. Distribution in China by Science Press under ISBN 0801887879
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spelling CGSpace1555172025-11-06T03:56:23Z The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India Gulati, Ashok Fan, Shenggen economic development developing countries poverty income agriculture rural economics policies social safety nets China and India are the two most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations' economies have grown dramatically over the past few decades, elevating them from two of the world's poorest countries into projected economic superpowers. As a result, the numbers of Chinese and Indians living in poverty have rapidly fallen and per capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these staggering accomplishments and the lessons that can be applied both to other developing nations and to the problem of poverty that remains in these two countries. The contributors pay particular attention to agriculture and the rural economy, examining how initial conditions and investments and the prioritization and sequencing of different policies and strategies have led to successes, and how the agricultural and rural sectors connect to overall economic expansion. They also emphasize the importance of anti-poverty programs and safety nets in helping poor people escape poverty. This book was distributed in India by Oxford University Press-India under ISBN 9780195693508. Distribution in China by Science Press under ISBN 0801887879 2007 2024-10-23T13:34:38Z 2024-10-23T13:34:38Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155517 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160768 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160721 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155517 Open Access application/pdf Johns Hopkins University Press Gulati, Ashok and Fan, Shenggen, (eds.) 2007. The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India. Baltimore, MD: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155517
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poverty
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policies
social safety nets
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