Agricultural instability in China, 1931-1990 : weather, technology, and institutions / Y.Y. Kueh.
Agricultural instability in China, 1931-1990 : weather, technology, and institutions / Y.Y. Kueh.
Agricultural instability in China, 1931-1990 : weather, technology, and institutions / Y.Y. Kueh.
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Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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N338.1851/6
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English
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xxv, 387 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. An Interpretative Framework -- Pt. II. A History of Chinese Agricultural Instability since 1931 -- Pt. III. Major Factors in Chinese Agricultural Instability since 1931 -- Pt. IV. Precipitation and Grain-Yield Variations -- Pt. V. Economic and Policy Implications -- App. A. Weather Patterns a...
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Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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England
Date Published
1995.
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Professor Kueh provides a unique analysis of the interrelationships between the natural, economic, and institutional factors which lie at the heart of China's agricultural performance. He describes policy changes, technological advances, and natural factors (above all, weather conditions), and distinguishes the impact of each upon the changing leve...
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Agricultural instability in China, 1931-1990 : weather, technology, and institutions / Y.Y. Kueh.
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Studies on contemporary China.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N338.1851/6
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0198287771
9780198287773 (acid-free paper)
0198287771 (acid-free paper)
9780198287773
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338.1851
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991022666709702626
