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| Ito, Junichi. |
| The major objectives of this paper are to shed some light on the mechanism that generates interregional economic imbalances among communities in rural China. Central to this issue is the development of township and village enterprises (TVEs) because the presence of secondary industry is closely associated with the economic welfare of the people residing in rural communities. In rural Jiangsu, for example, spatial disparities have become more pronounced over the past two decades. This fact suggests that the influence of initial conditions—historical and geographical advantages of industrial frontrunners—has not been erased but rather continues to persist. This is attributed to a variety of factors, including the less efficient use of TVE resources in poor... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Economic imbalance; Rural China; Past-dependency; Institution; Allocation efficiency; Agglomeration economies; International Development. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16049 |
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| Zhang, Yanjie; Wang, Xiaobing. |
| China’s economic reforms make the farmers face the risk of land reallocation and adjustment, raising the questions about the impact of land reallocation on farm productivity and efficiency. Deep understanding what determines land reallocation, whether and to what extent farm productivity and efficiency are affected by the frequency of land reallocation could help policy makers introduce better targeted rural development policies. The aim of this study is first to explore the determinants of land reallocation, and then analyze how land reallocation influences productivity and efficiency in agricultural production. This study is based on panel data set over 1995-2002 from rural households in Hubei and Yunnan provinces. Our results indicate that the... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Land reallocation; Technical efficiency; Rural China; Land Economics/Use; Q12; Q15. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51954 |
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| Liu, Dan; Tsegai, Daniel W.. |
| The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) program was implemented in response to ‘illness-led poverty’ and poor state of healthcare in rural China. Supported by government subsidy, more and more poor rural households are now enrolled in the NCMS. This paper investigates the impact of the NCMS program on improving health care utilization and reducing medical expenditure with a specific focus on the endeavors to unravel the heterogeneous effects of the program for the different regions and income groups. We utilize the China Health and Nutrition Survey data (CHNS) to provide prolific cross section and longitudinal information. A total sample of 6,293 individuals and 2,058 households are included in the analysis. Propensity score matching method and bounding... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Rural China; Health insurance; Impact evaluation; Propensity score matching; Health Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116746 |
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| Luo, Renfu; Zhang, Linxiu; Huang, Jikun; Rozelle, Scott. |
| A key issue in political economy concerns the accountability that governance structures impose on public officials and how elections and representative democracy influences the allocation of public resources. In this paper we exploit a unique survey data set from nearly 2450 randomly selected villages describing China’s recent progress in village governance reforms and its relationship to the provision of public goods in rural China between 1998 and 2004. Two sets of questions are investigated using an empirical framework based on a theoretical model in which local governments must decide to allocate fiscal resources between public goods investments and other expenditures. First, we find evidence—both in descriptive and econometric analyses—that when the... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Democratization; Elections; Public goods; Rural China; Political Economy; Public Economics; H41; H54; H71. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50143 |
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