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Impacts of rural reforms: the case of the Chinese forest sector

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2001

RUNSHENG YIN  and
DAVID H. NEWMAN
RUNSHENG YIN
Affiliation:
Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2152, USA
DAVID H. NEWMAN
Affiliation:
Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2152, USA
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Abstract

This article addresses the causes of different regional performances of the forest sector in the process of Chinese rural reforms. After characterizing rural forestry reform processes in different regions, we estimate farmers' production responses to land tenure change and price liberalization, two major components of the reforms, and conduct a growth accounting. It is found that farmers' responses in different regions vary substantially, and the reform programmes can be important forces in determining either resource growth or stagnation. Our study suggests the critical importance of a stable policy environment in economic transition.

Type
THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
Information
Environment and Development Economics , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , July 1997 , pp. 291 - 305
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

The authors thank the two reviewers and William F. Hyde for their help in improving the paper.