Environmental Protection in China

Edited by Jeffrey Bennett, Xuehong Wang and Lei Zhang

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Abstract: Faced with intensified environmental degradation and decreased agricultural land productivity, the Chinese government has sought policy interventions to reverse both of these negative trends. Among the policy instruments is the Conversion of Cropland to Forest and Grassland Program (CCFGP) that aims to change the pattern of agricultural land use in 25 provinces and autonomous regions across China. This book provides the most comprehensive assessment of the CCFGP undertaken to date. It allows the consideration of fundamental questions pertaining to the sustainability of the land use changes brought about by the CCFGP, its cost effectiveness and the prospects for policy evolution. Contributions from a wide range of economists and scientists in the book provide policymakers in the Chinese government with relevant information with which to pursue more effectively agro-environmental goals.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781847205896
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