Interpreting Chinese Grain Consumption Statistics

1982 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 575-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Economy ◽  
Coarse Grain ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Sweet Potatoes ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Government ◽  
Food Grain ◽  
Livestock Products

The level of grain consumption per head is by far the most important indicator of human welfare in China. It is therefore not surprising that the provision of food grain dominates official discussions of economic policy. Since 1978 the demand for grain has been raised significantly by the acceleration of incomes, following 20 years of stagnation, although the effect of this has been mitigated by the decline in the rate of growth of population, from 2·4 per cent per year (1970–74) to 1·2 per cent (1978–80). The demand for grain for direct consumption has not yet reached saturation in most parts of China and consumption rises with income per head. The demand for fine grain (rice, wheat and soya) is more income elastic than that for coarse grain such as millet, maize and especially sweet potatoes. In addition, the Chinese people are pressing to improve their diet by consuming more livestock products, the production of which requires large quantities of grain. In spite of the fact that grain is rationed, restricted “demand” as laid down by the Government cannot be met from domestic production and China is a large grain importer. Accurate estimates of food grain consumption are thus essential if we are to assess correctly the current state of the Chinese economy and its future trends.

scholarly journals China venture market overview

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 753-760
Author(s):  
Marina S. Reshetnikova
Keyword(s):  
Capital Market ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Chinese Economy ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
New Development ◽  
The Government ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Today the Chinese economy has rapidly begun the transition to a new stage of development. Its basis is high-tech production and national breakthrough technologies. This process happens due to the transformation of the government strategy in the direction of scaling up innovation through the inclusion of small and medium enterprises. China has been able to raise venture investments for its new development plan. However, since 2016, the rapid growth of the Chinese venture market has raised many concerns. The purpose of the study was to analyze and assess the current state of China's venture capital market. The research proved that, despite signs of overheating, it is still premature to talk about the formation of a “bubble” in the Chinese venture market. The article concludes with a discussion that China is transforming itself again and that the next wave of innovation and private entrepreneurship will be the wave of the future, with substantial global consequences.

EFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION OF MICROFERTILIZERS AND BIOPREPARATION OF A NEW GENERATION ON CROPS OF MEADOW CLOVER

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 1349-1356
Author(s):  
L.A. Dzugaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Layer ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Metabolizable Energy ◽  
Forage Crops ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Feed Production ◽  
Current State ◽  
Fodder Production ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
New Generation

Feed production has been and remains one of the most important and complex problems in agriculture. The production of forage far exceeds the gross production of all other crop products. At the same time, being the most important branch of agriculture, they do not meet the needs of animal husbandry. The development of animal husbandry has recently been characterized by major organizational and technical changes. The process of specialization and concentration of its individual industries is under way at an accelerated pace. A network of large complexes for the production of livestock products on an industrial basis is being created, and farms are being comprehensively mechanized. All this led to an increase in the production of all livestock products. The successful development of animal husbandry depends, first of all, on the state of the fodder base. In recent years, fodder production has developed into one of the most important branches of agriculture. Analysis of the current state of feed production in North Ossetia shows that the supply of livestock with feed is 1.5 times lower than in some regions of the Russian Federation and has a tendency to further decline. This is due to the fact that feed production is aimed at volumetric rather than quality indicators. Therefore, all vegetable feeds of our own production are characterized by a low concentration of protein in dry matter (8.3-9.2%) and metabolizable energy (8.2-8.5 MJ). Clover is one of the leading forage crops. Its role as a cheap source of protein for animals and as an excellent precursor in crop rotation is well known. Agrotechnical significance is also great: thanks to the nodule bacteria settling on the roots of clover, it is able to assimilate atmospheric nitrogen. Clover roots penetrate deep into the ground, loosen the soil layer, extracting nutrients that are difficult for other plants to reach, enrich the soil with organic matter, improve its structure, physical properties, fix the arable layer and protect it from water and wind erosion. Get ting high and stable yields is possible with uninterrupted, harmonious, balanced supply of plants with basic nutrients in accordance with their needs throughout the growing season. The size of the yield is the most important indicator of the effectiveness of the culture under study, cultivation conditions, agricultural techniques and their combinations. It is advisable to focus on modern biological products and complex bioorganic fertilizers, because their composition is as close to optimal values as possible.

Advisory in Ukraine: history, achievements, prospects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Verhunov ◽  
О. Bielova
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Advisory Services ◽  
Agricultural Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
The Government

The current state and problems of agricultural advisory organization in Ukraine on the basis of historical analysis of the evolution of the formation and development of agricultural knowledge and information in the world and in modern Ukraine, the involvement of peasants in the active use of innovative solutions in agricultural production, storage and processing of agricultural products was highlighted. The basic principles of the organization of agricultural advisory activity, features of interaction of advisory services with agrarian business, the government, a science and education were formulated. Forms of scientific-consulting and information support of the processes of transfer of innovative technologies in agro-industrial production were given. Ways to improve the organization of agricultural advisory activities in Ukraine using the potential of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine were proposed. The edition is recommended for specialists of agricultural advisory services, scientists, teachers and students of agricultural education institutions, participants of the system of training and retraining of personnel of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine.

The Current State and Development Prospects of Self-Regulation in the Russian Construction Industry

2019 ◽  
pp. 49-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. E. Belova ◽  
L. G. Vorona-Slivinskaya ◽  
E. V. Voskresenskaya
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Insurance Contracts ◽  
Construction Design ◽  
State Register ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Government ◽  
Development Prospects

The presented study aims to examine the current state and development prospects of self-regulation in the Russian construction industry.Aim. The study aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current state and development prospects of self-regulation as an institution of public administration, identify the problems of self-regulation in the construction industry, and formulate proposals on solving the identified problems.Tasks. The authors complete the following tasks to achieve the set aim: examine the regulatory framework of the activities of self-regulatory organizations in the construction industry — construction, design, and engineering surveying; analyze the current state and positive trends of self-regulation in the field of construction; identify problems in the activities of self-regulatory organizations in the construction industry — construction, design, and engineering surveying — and development prospects of the examined alternative to government regulation.Methods. The methodological basis of the study comprises the fundamental provisions of the modern economic theory, theories of public and municipal administration and legal sciences. The information base includes regulatory and legal acts of the Russian Federation on self-regulation in the construction industry, data from the State Register of Self-Regulatory Organizations, and statistics in the field of construction.Results. At the current stage of development of self-regulation in the construction industry, the most efficient mechanism for this institution involves guaranteed compensation for damage caused due to shortcomings in the works and services during construction, renovation, capital repairs of construction objects, engineering surveying, design. The victims should be compensated not out of insurance payments under civil insurance contracts, but rather out of the compensation funds of self-regulatory organizations.Conclusion. This study makes it possible to assess the institution of self-regulation in the construction industry — construction, design, and engineering surveying — as an efficient institution for proper protection of the interests of consumers of construction works and services and those of the government. 

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural production, livelihoods, and food security in India: baseline results of a phone survey

Food Security ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay M. Jaacks ◽  
Divya Veluguri ◽  
Rajesh Serupally ◽  
Aditi Roy ◽  
Poornima Prabhakaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Phone Survey ◽  
Extra Food ◽  
The Government ◽  
Time Of Year ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on agricultural production, livelihoods, food security, and dietary diversity in India. Phone interview surveys were conducted by trained enumerators across 12 states and 200 districts in India from 3 to 15 May 2020. A total of 1437 farmers completed the survey (94% male; 28% 30–39 years old; 38% with secondary schooling). About one in ten farmers (11%) did not harvest in the past month with primary reasons cited being unfavorable weather (37%) and lockdown-related reasons (24%). A total of 63% of farmers harvested in the past month (primarily wheat and vegetables), but only 44% had sold their crop; 12% were still trying to sell their crop, and 39% had stored their crop, with more than half (55%) reporting lockdown-related issues as the reason for storing. Seventy-nine percent of households with wage-workers witnessed a decline in wages in the past month and 49% of households with incomes from livestock witnessed a decline. Landless farmers were about 10 times more likely to skip a meal as compared to large farmers (18% versus 2%), but a majority reported receiving extra food rations from the government. Nearly all farmers reported consuming staple grains daily in the past week (97%), 63% consumed dairy daily, 40% vegetables daily, 26% pulses daily, and 7% fruit daily. These values are much lower than reported previously for farmers in India around this time of year before COVID-19: 94–95% dairy daily, 57–58% pulses daily, 64–65% vegetables daily, and 42–43% fruit daily. In conclusion, we found that the COVID-19 lockdown in India has primarily impacted farmers’ ability to sell their crops and livestock products and decreased daily wages and dietary diversity.

scholarly journals (De)coupling race and language: The state listening subject and its rearticulation of antiracism as racism in Singapore

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Vincent Pak
Keyword(s):  
Rap Music ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
The State ◽  
Music Video ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
National Values ◽  
The Government ◽  
Semiotic Process

Abstract Harmonious multiracialism is one of Singapore's national values, yet race in Singapore is almost always precariously managed. In 2019, race once again became the centre of public debate when a government-sanctioned advertisement featured a Chinese Singaporean actor ‘brownfacing’ as an Indian Singaporean, incurring public outcry. Local entertainers Preeti and Subhas Nair responded with a rap music video that criticised the advertisement and included the line ‘Chinese people always out here fucking it up’, which drew flak from the government and the Chinese community in Singapore. This article considers the state's response to the antiracist practices of the Nair siblings, and the subsequent labelling of their behaviour as racist. The article also introduces the concept of the state listening subject and describes its role in the semiotic process of rearticulation to elucidate how the Singaporean state selectively (de)couples race and language to maintain the national racial order. (Raciolinguistic ideology, multiracialism, rearticulation, state listening subject, race, Singapore, antiracism)*

Criteria for the Evaluation of Social Policy Effectiveness of States

2014 ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
V. Sautkina
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
State Control ◽  
National Education ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Cost

The following article is devoted to the study of current state of national education and healthcare systems. The cost of services in these areas constantly increases, there for even developed countries are forced to make significant efforts in order to maintain earlier achieved results. Due to this reason countries entered into the period of constant reforms with the purpose of maintaining that high level of health and educational services for all segments of population with a constant reduction of its volume of financing. The legal aspects of these changes are requiring manifestation of the will of politicians in order to overcome the opposition of parties which are defending their interests. As an example, the main opponents of the healthcare reforms proposed by Barak Obama in the USA are Republicans who are concerned about a significant increase of a state control over the entire national insurance system. The author comes to the conclusion that only joint actions of the government and every segment of population might actually improve the quality of medical and educational services.

ANALYSIS OF THE PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF LICENSING IN THE FIELD OF FIRE SAFETY

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
Сергей Семёнович Воевода ◽  
Ирина Фёдоровна Зенкова
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
General Mechanism ◽  
General Direction ◽  
Industrial Facilities ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Permanent Employees

В статье рассмотрена возможность внесения изменений в лицензионные требования, касающиеся подтверждения квалификации работников, состоящих в штате соискателей лицензии (лицензиатов). Выполнение указанных требований обязательно при намерении осуществлять (осуществлении) деятельность по тушению пожаров в населенных пунктах, на производственных объектах и объектах инфраструктуры, а также деятельность по монтажу, техническому обслуживанию и ремонту средств обеспечения пожарной безопасности зданий и сооружений. Проведен анализ введенных в действие в рамках реализации «регуляторной гильотины» положений о лицензировании видов деятельности в области пожарной безопасности, утвержденных постановлениями Правительства Российской Федерации. Кроме того, с использованием положений нормативных правовых актов Российской Федерации и нормативных документов проанализирован общий механизм формирования системы независимой оценки квалификации, в том числе в области пожарной безопасности, рассмотрены перспективы внесения изменений в лицензионные требования. Сделан вывод о том, что характер прогнозируемых изменений должен соответствовать общему направлению развития Национальной системы квалификаций. В статье исследовано также современное положение дел с формированием профессиональных стандартов в области пожарной безопасности, разработка которых закреплена за Советом по профессиональным квалификациям в области обеспечения безопасности в чрезвычайных ситуациях. The article considers the possibility of amending the licensing requirements regarding the confirmation of the qualifications of permanent employees who are the license applicants (licensees). Fulfillment of the specified requirements is mandatory if it is intended to carry out (implement) fire fighting activities in settlements, at industrial facilities and infrastructure facilities, as well as activities for installation, maintenance and repair of fire safety facilities for buildings and structures. The analysis of regulations on licensing of fire safety activities, approved by the resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation is carried out. These regulations are implemented as part of realization of “regulatory guillotine”. Furthermore, the general mechanism for formation of the system for independent qualification assessment, including in the field of fire safety is analyzed as well as the prospects for amending licensing requirements were considered. The above mentioned analysis is carried out using the provisions of regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation and regulatory documents. It is concluded that the nature of predictable changes should correspond to the general direction of development of the unified National qualification system. The article also considers the current state of formation stages of professional standards in the field of fire safety. The development of such standards is assigned to the Council for professional qualifications in the field of safety in emergency situations.

CARNIVAL POLITICAL TECHNOLOGIES: MASKS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN MODERN RUSSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
A.V. SKIPERSKIKH ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Process ◽  
Political Class ◽  
Current State ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Social Organism ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Game Forms ◽  
Positive Effect

The purpose of the research is to present how the carnival element in the regional policy is associated with the legitimating of power. Also made of the current state of the regional political process in some constituent entities of the Russian Federation, characterized by a high degree of carnivalization. As a result, the importance of the practices of the regional elite, resorting to game forms of their own positioning. The legitimacy of the regional power to depend on festive discourse. A routine political process in the constituent entities of the Russia does not evoke public emotions that have a positive effect on the legitimation of power. The demand for the politics of spectacle is also present in municipal political practices in a very dangerous epoch of COVID-19. A social organism that needs emotions, as well as control, does not experience serious transformations. In society penchant for spectacle, as well as the political class in the production of carnival events, there are deep historical roots, as well as the cultural specificity of a particular region. The points out that in the regional political process one can increasingly see accents on festivals. So, the government solves two important problems: the first one is a public request for a show, it is resolved in conditions of a rather unpleasant and unpromising accumulation of negative for the authorities due to the deterioration of the socio-economic situation in general, the second one is the production of the play solves the issues of legitimation regional and municipal authorities.

scholarly journals IMPORTANT LESSONS FROM STUDYING THE CHINESE ECONOMY

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (03) ◽  
pp. 419-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
GREGORY C. CHOW
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Chinese Economy ◽  
Economic Science ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Economic Advice ◽  
Chinese Official ◽  
The Government ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Official Data

In 1979 the United States and China established normal diplomatic relations, allowing me to visit China and study the Chinese economy. After doing so for 30 years since and advising the government of Taiwan in the 1960s and the 1970s and the government of the People's Republic of China in the 1980s and the 1990s, this is an opportune moment for me to summarize the important lessons I have learned. The lessons will be summarized in four parts: on economic science, on formulating economic policy and providing economic advice, on the special characteristics of the Chinese economy and on the experience of China's economic reform. At the beginning, I should comment on the quality of Chinese official data on which almost all quantitative studies referred to in this article were based. Chow (2006) has presented the view that by and large the official data are useful and fairly accurate. The main justification is that every time I tested an economic hypothesis or estimated an economic relation using the official data the result confirmed the well-established economic theory. It would be a miracle if I had the power to make the Chinese official statisticians fabricate data to support my hypotheses. Even if I had had the power, most of the data had already been published for years before I conceived the ideas of the studies reported in this article.

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