Making green revolution; the politics of agricultural development in China

THE FIRST CHAPTER CONCLUDES THAT CHINA HAS SUCCEEDED IN CONVERTING SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF LAND INTO MODERNIZED AGRICULTURE, USING MODERN SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. CHAPTER 2 EXAMINES SOME OF THE PRECONDITIONS THAT MADE THIS RAPID CHANGE IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY POSSIBLE, AND CHAPTER 3 PINPOINTS THE DECISIONS BY THE CHINESE LEADERSHIP WHICH LED TO A MOBILIZATION OF ENERGIES TO TRANSFORM AGRICULTURE. IN CHAPTERS 4 THROUGH 7, THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, TOUCHING ON MANY SECTORS OF SOCIETY, TO ACHIEVE THIS CHANGE ARE DISCUSSED. THE CONCLUDING CHAPTER 8 EXPLORES SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF AGRO-TECHNICAL TRANSFORMATION IN CHINA. THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PAPER IS THAT CHINA INDEED HAS INITIATED SUCCESSFULLY A MAJOR CHANGE IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY.