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JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
Volume 54, Issue -, Pages 151-161Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.06.012
Keywords
Food security; Grain self-sufficiency; Agrarian capitalism; China; Grain policy; Rural transformation
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- Ministry of Education, Singapore [RG69/16]
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Rapid expansion of agrarian capitalism in China has commanded much attention. This paper situates the rise of agrarian capital in the context of fear regarding Who will feed China?, demonstrating how the pursuit of grain self-sufficiency in the country has fueled the expansion of agribusiness enterprises and large farms. The policies to increase grain production, including the grain crop subsidy program, the incentive scheme for grain-producing regions, and the policy of nurturing new agricultural units, provide favorable conditions for agrarian capital of both domestic and foreign origins to take root and expand. As a result, the emphasis on self-sufficiency has strengthened the alliance between the state and large capital, and placed small farming households at a disadvantage. The paper draws attention to the interconnections between food politics and rural transformation, and offers an alternative perspective on agrarian capitalism in China. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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