The Political Economy of Agro-Food Markets in China: The Social Construction of the Markets in an Era of Globalization

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction: Agro-Food Markets in China in Light of Economic Sociology....Pages 1-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Markets as Political Institutions....Pages 27-46
An Approach to Food Quality in China: An Agenda for Future Research....Pages 47-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Post-Reform Grain Markets and Prices in China....Pages 77-102
China’s Sugar under Globalization Forces: Market Structures and State Decision Making in the Context of Liberalization....Pages 103-126
A Diachronic Analysis of the Beef Industry....Pages 127-151
Understanding the Growth and the Decline of Small-Farm Production in the Swine Industry of Guangdong Province and in China from 1980 to 2010....Pages 152-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
China’s Cotton Market as a Strategic Action Field....Pages 183-209
Drivers and Dynamics of the Chinese Wool Market....Pages 210-235
Development of Contract Farming in Chinese Sericulture and the Silk Industry....Pages 236-256
Growth, Globalization and Upgrading of the Chinese Cashmere Industry....Pages 257-278
Fuels for the Future? The Emerging Architecture in China’s Liquid Biofuels Market....Pages 279-306
Conclusion: Economic Sociology and the Political Economy of China’s Agro-food Markets....Pages 307-320
Back Matter....Pages 321-329