Zhou, Zhang-Yue (2017) From food scarcity to food abundance: the People's Republic of China's quest for food security. In: Zhou, Zhang-Yue, and Wan, Guanghua, (eds.) Food Insecurity in Asia: Why Institutions Matter. Asian Development Bank, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 41-88.

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Abstract

[Extract] This chapter reviews the status of food securityin the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 1950 and examines factors that have affected its food security. The Communist Party of China (CPC) established the PRC on 1 October 1949. Since then, the country's food security has experienced two distinct periods. Prior to the 1980s, food availability was limited, and citizens were undernourished. Since the 1980s, food has been plentiful, and extreme cases of starvation are rare. The identification of factors responsible for such a dramatic change in the PRC's food security is not only of academic interest but also relevant to governments in the PRC and elsewhere to devise better policies to further improve their food scurity in the future.

Item ID:	53233
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Scholarly Work)
ISBN:	978-4-89974-073-5
Copyright Information:	© 2017 Asian Development Bank Institute
Date Deposited:	26 Jul 2022 00:47
FoR Codes:	38 ECONOMICS > 3801 Applied economics > 380101 Agricultural economics @ 100%
SEO Codes:	91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9102 Microeconomics > 910211 Supply and Demand @ 50% 91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9102 Microeconomics > 910201 Consumption @ 50%
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