China's agricultural crisis and famine of 1959-1961: A survey and comparison to Soviet famines
Publication in refereed journal


香港中文大学研究人员 ( 现职)

杨涛博士 (经济学系)

全文

数位物件识别号 (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/ces.2008.4

引用次数
Scopushttp://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/22Scopus source URL

其它资讯

摘要China's Great Leap Forward (GLF) of 1958-1961 ended as a catastrophe as widespread famine claimed millions of human lives. This paper reviews the literature on this historical crisis. The collapse of grain production was primarily attributable to failures in central planning that diverted agricultural resources to industry and to malnutrition among peasants, which lowered their productivity. The resulting decline in grain availability and the urban bias in China's food distribution system were the main causes of the famine. This paper also compares China's experience with the Soviet famines of 1931-1933 and 1947.

着者Yang D.T.
期刊名称Comparative Economic Studies
出版年份2008
月份3
日期1
卷号50
期次1
出版社Association for Comparative Economic Studies
出版地United States
页次1 - 29
国际标準期刊号0888-7233
语言英式英语