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Title	Evolving public expenditure in Chinese agriculture: Definition, pattern, composition, and mechanism
Author	Yu, Bingxin Chen, Kevin Z. Zhang, Yumei Zhang, Haisen
ORCID	http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7927-4132 Chen, Kevin;
Year	2014
Abstract	The Chinese economy has recently experienced a rapid and fundamental transformation, and the public expenditure on agriculture has also changed to reflect shifts in policy priorities. This paper reviewed public agricultural expenditure in a comprehensive way using detailed expenditure data at different administrative levels. The paper found that public expenditure for agriculture has increased steadily in China; however, the definition of agricultural spending might not precisely measure resources allocated to agricultural production. Some unique features of Chinese agricultural expenditure are identified, namely high decentralization and substantial intergovernmental transfer. The highly decentralized and hierarchical administrative system caused fragmentation in budget and implementation, resulting in rampant inefficiencies. Government expenditure also exhibits considerable regional disparity. This study recommends improving the fiscal system by rebalancing expenditure with revenues, prioritizing agricultural expenditure, and addressing regional disparities.
Series Name	IFPRI Discussion Paper
Series Number	1407
Publisher	International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Place of publication	Washington, D.C.
Full citation	Yu, Bingxin; Chen, Kevin Z.; Zhang, Yumei and Zhang, Haisen. 2014. Evolving public expenditure in Chinese agriculture: Definition, pattern, composition, and mechanism. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1407. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128912
Language	English
Record Type	Discussion paper
Peer Reviewed - PR or Non-PR	Non-PR
Subject - country location	CHINA EAST ASIA ASIA
Subject - keywords	public expenditure Agriculture Agricultural policies Agricultural development Governance Investment
Subject - author supplied keywords	decentralization regional disparity transfers
JEL Descriptors	Q18 Agricultural Policy, Food Policy Q16 Agricultural R&D, Agricultural Technology, Biofuels, Agricultural Extension Services Q10 Agriculture: General H50 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General H54 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures, Other Public Investment
IFPRI Descriptors	IFPRI1 CRP2
IFPRI Division	DSGD PIM
Related Documents	Discussion papers http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128805 http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128867
Physical description	38 pages
IFPRI Web link	http://www.ifpri.org/publication/evolving-public-expenditure-chinese-agriculture
RePEc Downloads	https://ideas.repec.org/p/fpr/ifprid/1407.html
IFPRI Publication Ranking	Not ranked
CGIAR Research Program	CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
Requests	mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org
CONTENTdm file name	129123.pdf
Date cataloged	2015-01-05
Date modified	2015-09-21
OCLC number	900486578
CONTENTdm number	128912

Evolving public expenditure in Chinese agriculture: Definition, pattern, composition, and mechanism

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