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urbanisation are examined. We find that urbanisation has positive effects
on rural ncomes and regonal economc growth. Snce the urbansaton
rate in China is significantly lower than in other countries at a similar level
of GDP per capita, we recommend that urbanisation should be accelerated
by deregulating rural-urban migration, promotion of urban infrastructure,
improvement in rural education, job training and employment information
servces.
Notes
1 Data used n ths paper wthout acknowledgment are from the Natonal Bureau of
Statstcs.
2 However, this tariff rate is unlikely to be used in normal cases since the quota is large
compared wth the hstorcal record of gran mports.
3 In real terms, the compound market price of major grains, that is, rice, wheat, corn
and soybean, in 2000 was only 57 per cent of the 1995 level and 78 per cent of the 1997
level (calculations by the authors). Ministry of Agriculture Information Centre (various
years), Wu 2001 and National Bureau of Statistics (various years).
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