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The substitution effect of cigarette excise tax for tobacco leaf tax in China
Hailong Cai, Xiuqing WangThe purpose of this paper is to examine the increase in the cigarette excise tax needed to keep tax revenue constant in the face of the cancellation of the tobacco leaf tax.
Future urban‐rural relationship in China: comparison in a global context
Yuheng Li, Hans Westlund, Göran CarsThe purpose of this paper is to make a general comparison between urban‐rural relationship in China and that in the developed countries, aiming to draw some experiences based on…
Institutional credit and rice productivity: a case study of District Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Yasir MehmoodThe purpose of this paper is to analyze how institutional credit affected the productivity of rice crop in District Lahore, Punjab Pakistan.
Estimating and analysing cost efficiency of sawmill industries in Nigeria: A stochastic frontier approach
Kolawole OgundariThe purpose of this paper is to examine cost efficiency and its determinants in Nigerian sawmill industries.
Biofuels, food security and compensatory subsidies
Geraldo Sant'ana de Camargo Barros, Lucilio Rogerio Aparecido Alves, Mauro OsakiThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between food security and cleaner energy and evaluate the financial viability of both ethanol and biodiesel productions in…
Willingness and determinants of farmers'adoption of new rice varieties
Dongmei Li, Mingming Liu, Guoyan DengThis paper aims to investigate farmers' willingness to adopt new rice varieties and the factors influencing their seed‐selection behaviors.
Clean energy policies for China: the case of ethanol
Marcos Fava NevesThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the need of sustainability in its three major pillars for the future: profit, planet and people. Actions for companies and governments are…
Voluntary provision of village‐level public goods: From the view of the “One Case One Meeting” system
Guangsheng Zhang, Mi ZhouThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the formation mechanism of the “One Case One Meeting” system in rural China, which is an institutional arrangement to voluntarily provide…
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1756-137XOnline date, start – end:
2009Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Fu Qin
- Dr Jikun Huang
- Dr Kevin Z Chen
- Dr Weiming Tian
- Prof Daniel Sumner
- Prof Xian Xin
- Prof Holly Wang