In World Agriculture in Disarray I argued that the result of government intervention in agriculture would be to increase the costs of farm policies to taxpayers and consumers and to restrict agricultural trade. A review of the current situation in world agriculture confirms these projections....

This forward-looking volume offers insights into the globalization of the Chinese economy and its accession to the WTO. The contributors provide updated accounts of recent developments in the Chinese economy and examines the implications of China's accession for the rest of the world.

If China's rural families are to participate fully in the future economic growth there must be a large reduction in the number of farm workers. In order to accommodate the reduction needed over the next three decades, there will need to be 12-15 million new non-farm jobs created every year....