Introduction -- Existing studies on China's food security -- China's food security practice in the past -- Current status of food security in China -- China's quest for food security : the challenges ahead -- China and the global food security

List of figures. List of tables. List of boxes. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of abbreviations. Food security and related variables. ; Part 1: Introduction 1. Food security: concept and measurement 2. Global food security: an overview; Part 2: Food security: demand side 3. Population and food...

"This book looks at food security from a socio-economic perspective. It offers a detailed and systematic examination of food security from its historical backgrounds, concepts and measurements, to the determinants and approaches to achieve food security. The book also introduces the key...

A considerable literature exists on the measurement of income inequality in China and its increasing trend. Much less is known about the driving forces of this trend and their quantitative contributions. Conventional decompositions, by factor components or by population subgroups, provide only...