Breaking out of the poverty trap [[electronic resource] ] : case studies from the Tibetan plateau in Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu / / editors, Luolin Wang, Lin Zhu

• Pubblicazione: Hackensack, N.J., : World Century Pub. Corporation, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.951
• Soggetto topico: Poverty - China - Yunnan Sheng; Poverty - China - Qinghai Sheng; Poverty - China - Gansu Sheng
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WangLuolin ZhuLing
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Members of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Research Team; Contents; Preface; Bibliography; Chapter 1 Introduction WANG Luolin and ZHU Ling; I Background and Objective of the Study; II Research Approach; Bibliography; Chapter 2 The Rational Behavior of Tibetan Farmers and Herders YANG Chunxue; I Introduction; II Rational Behaviors of Farmers and Herders; 1. Resource allocation and utilization; 2. Attitudes towards new plant types and new technologies: Risk averse; III Reproductive Behavior: Birth Rate and Family Size; IV Consumer Behavior and Religion ; 1. Structure of consumption expenses and religious expenses 2. Religion and individuals' economic behavior; V Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 3 How Do Farmers and Herdsmen Participate in the Market? ZHU Hengpeng; I Basic Means of Market Participation for Farmers and Herdsmen and Their Roles in the Market; 1. Opportunities to participate in the market activities for farmers and herdsmen; Case 1 The Wooden Bowl Business in Xingfu Village; 2. The role of migrant merchants in the market network in Tibetan areas; 3. The role of farmers and herdsmen in markets ; II Contribution of Traditional Tibetan Community to Market Participation of Farmers and Herdsmen Case 2 Forest Protection System Set Up by the Yihe Cooperative in Jidi Village; Case 3 Policies on Private Loans and Bankruptcy in Tibetan Areas; Case 4 Profitable Business in Jiegu Temple; III Policy Suggestions; Bibliography; Chapter 4 Sustainable Development of the Tricholoma Matsutake Industry in Tibetan-Inhabited Regions of Yunnan, and Their Participation in the Global Market: Discussions Based on Value Chain Analysis YAO Yu; I The Emergence of the Tricholoma Matsutake Industry ; II Current Developments of Tricholoma Matsutake Industry 1 . Value chain of tricholoma matsutake industry in the global market; 2. Pricing process of tricholoma matsutake; 3. Formation of the tricholoma matsutake market and the different merchants involved; 4. The labor market in the tricholoma matsutake industry; 5. The institutional environment's impact on the development of the tricholoma matsutake industry; III Sustainable Development of Yunnan's Tricholoma Matsutake Industry; 1. Causes for the decline of the tricholoma matsutake resources ; 2. Tibetan farmers at the bottom of the global value chain 3. Dramatic price fluctuations; 4. Over-dependence on foreign markets; 5. Lack of value-added methods; IV Policy Discussions: Developing the Tricholoma Matsutake Industry; 1 . Suggestions related to the collection of tricholoma matsutake; 2. Suggestions for protecting tricholoma matsutake resources in international trade; Bibliography; Chapter 5 The Socioeconomic Impact of Cordyceps Sinensis Resource Management in Tibetan-Inhabited Regions of Qinghai YAO Yu ; I Cordyceps Sinensis Has Become a Major Source of Income for Local Farmers and Herders
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides unique insights into the challenges and potential solutions to alleviate poverty in western China. Many people are interested in China's economic and social development; the development of Tibet is an important part of this narrative. Unlike big cities in the east of China, Tibet is still underdeveloped, with severe poverty, relatively poor communications, poor infrastructure, transport links, and limited social services. Using deep and well-researched analyses, learned Chinese scholars share their policy insights, experience and knowledge of the underlying causes and potent
• Titolo autorizzato: Breaking out of the poverty trap
• ISBN: 1-938134-08-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462821803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II