The Political Economy of Food Pricing Policy in China

Jikun Huang, Jun Yang and Scott Rozelle

No wp-2013-038, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The overall goal of this paper is to analyse the political economy of food price policies in China during the global food crisis. The results show that given China's unique economic and political context and the nature of its agricultural markets, the government's reaction to the crisis was swift and decisive. Responses, which considered the interests of the relevant stakeholders, included both short-term counter-measures that covered a wide range of domestic and border policies as well as long-term policy changes on biofuels and agricultural investment.

Keywords: Agriculture; Food security; Decision making (Public administration) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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