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Überblick über staatliche Eingriffe in den Agrarsektor von der Kolonialzeit bis zur Gegenwart. Starker Rückgang der Erträge unter der Staatsfarm-Politik der Frelimo. Seit 1982 Übergang zu neuer Entwiklungsstrategie für den Agrarbereich: Bildung von Kooperativen und Unterstützung der kleinbäuerlichen Familienwirtschaft. Auch Wandel in der Handelspolitik: Importierte Agrartechnologie und Konsumwaren sollen den bäuerlichen Haushalt anregen, Überschüsse zu erzeugen und zu vermarkten. (DÜI-Hlb)

Since its publication by Sierra Club Books in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of American letters. In it, Wendell Berry argues that good farming is a cultural development and spiritual discipline. Today's agribusiness, however, takes farming out of its cultural context and away from families. As a result, we as a nation are more estranged from the land—from the intimate knowledge, love, and care of it.Sadly, his arguments and observations are more relevant than ever. We continue to suffer loss of community, the devaluation of human work, and the destruction of

Series Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 History of Chinese Agriculture Before Reform and Opening -- 1.1 Three Thousand Years of Agriculture in China -- 1.1.1 The Origins of Agriculture -- 1.1.2 The Development of Agriculture -- 1.1.2.1 Farmland Improvements -- 1.1.2.2 Improvements to Farming Techniques -- 1.1.2.3 Farming Implement Improvements -- 1.1.2.4 Compliance with Farming Seasons -- 1.1.3 Agricultural Achievements -- 1.1.4 Characteristics of Agriculture -- 1.2 The Last 300 Years of Agriculture in China -- 1.2.1 A Stage of Continued Slow Growth in Agriculture -- 1.2.2 Why Agriculture Did Not Cause Economic Decline in China -- 1.2.2.1 China Still Possessed Comparative Advantages in Agriculture During This Period -- 1.2.2.2 Limited Disparities in Chinese Agricultural Technology During This Period -- 1.2.2.3 Positive Impacts of the Industrial Revolution on Agriculture Still Highly Limited During This Period -- 1.2.3 Reasons for China's Economic Decline -- 1.2.3.1 Limitations on Division of Labor and Industries of Over-Small Scales of Operation -- 1.2.3.2 Limitations on Industry Upgrading of Expansion of Arable Land -- 1.2.3.3 Limitations of "Celestial Empire Thinking" on Changing the Status Quo -- 1.3 Agriculture in China for the 30 Years Prior to Reform and Opening -- 2 Agricultural Reforms -- 2.1 Reforms to Markets for Agricultural Products -- 2.1.1 Gradually Shrinking the Scope of the Agricultural State Monopoly -- 2.1.2 Gradually Reducing the Quantity of State Monopoly Purchases -- 2.1.3 Gradually Developing a Market for Agricultural Products -- 2.1.4 Expanding Channels for Circulation of Agricultural Products -- 2.2 Agricultural Factor Market Reforms -- 2.2.1 Reforms to Agricultural Input Markets -- 2.2.2 Reforms to Agricultural Labor Markets -- 2.2.2.1 Policies Restricting Rural Laborers to the Countryside