The Political Economy of Agro-Food Markets in China

The Social Construction of the Markets in an Era of Globalization

  • Louis Augustin-Jean
  • Björn Alpermann
Book

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction: Agro-Food Markets in China in Light of Economic Sociology

    1. Introduction: Agro-Food Markets in China in Light of Economic Sociology
      Louis Augustin-Jean, Björn Alpermann
      Pages 1-24

  3. The Theoretical Foundations of Agro-Food Markets

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 25-25
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    2. Markets as Political Institutions
      Andy Smith
      Pages 27-46
    3. An Approach to Food Quality in China: An Agenda for Future Research
      Louis Augustin-Jean
      Pages 47-74

  4. From Producers to Consumers: The Market for Food Products

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 75-75
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    2. Post-Reform Grain Markets and Prices in China
      Gregory Veeck
      Pages 77-102
    3. China’s Sugar under Globalization Forces: Market Structures and State Decision Making in the Context of Liberalization
      Louis Augustin-Jean
      Pages 103-126
    4. A Diachronic Analysis of the Beef Industry
      Colin G. Brown, Scott A. Waldron, John W. Longworth
      Pages 127-151
    5. Understanding the Growth and the Decline of Small-Farm Production in the Swine Industry of Guangdong Province and in China from 1980 to 2010
      Véronique Chin
      Pages 152-179

  5. From Farm to Factory: Fibres and Biofuels

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 181-181
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    2. China’s Cotton Market as a Strategic Action Field
      Björn Alpermann
      Pages 183-209
    3. Drivers and Dynamics of the Chinese Wool Market
      Colin G. Brown, Scott A. Waldron, John W. Longworth
      Pages 210-235
    4. Development of Contract Farming in Chinese Sericulture and the Silk Industry
      Hui Ni, Shuji Hisano
      Pages 236-256
    5. Growth, Globalization and Upgrading of the Chinese Cashmere Industry
      Scott A. Waldron, Colin A. Brown, Adam M. Komarek
      Pages 257-278
    6. Fuels for the Future? The Emerging Architecture in China’s Liquid Biofuels Market
      Jørgen Delman, Yu Wang
      Pages 279-306
    7. Conclusion: Economic Sociology and the Political Economy of China’s Agro-food Markets
      Björn Alpermann, Louis Augustin-Jean
      Pages 307-320
  6. Back Matter
    Pages 321-329
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About this book

Introduction

China's agricultural production and food consumption have increased tremendously, leading to a complete evolution of agro-food markets. The book is divided into two parts; the first part reviews the theoretical framework for the 'social construction of the markets,' while the second part presents the implication for the agro-food markets in China.

Keywords

agriculture China development globalization political economy

Editors and affiliations

  • Louis Augustin-Jean
    • 1
  • Björn Alpermann
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Applied Social SciencesThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong
  2. 2.University of Würzburg GermanyGermany

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137277954
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-44747-3
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-27795-4
  • About this book