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

Ashok Gulati, Shenggen Fan and Sara Dalafi

No 59826, MTID Discussion Papers from CGIAR, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: China's and India's rapid rise in the global arena has not only captured the attention of the world but has also set into motion a rethinking of the very paradigm of economic development. Today, China and India together account for 40 percent of the world's population. Both have implemented a series of economic reforms in the past two and half decades: China initiated this process at the end of the 1970s, while India began in the early 1990s. These reforms have led to rapid economic growth, with a growth rate of 8-9 percent per annum in China and 6-7 percent per annum in India. Despite similar trends in the reforms, the two countries have taken different reform paths; China started off with reforms in agriculture sector and in rural areas, while India started by liberalizing and reforming the manufacturing sector. These differences have led to different growth and poverty reduction in the future. What can we learn from the process of economic reform in these two countries? A number of studies looking into key aspects of reform and their relationship to outcomes, presented at two international workshops held in New Delhi and Beijing, try to offer some answers to these questions. These papers are currently being prepared by IFPRI for publication, and this discussion paper is a synopsis presented as a forerunner to the book.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 110
Date: 2005-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.59826

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