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  1. Library Resource
    January, 1999
    China, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    Finds that a new system of social stratification is emerging in rural China as a result of economic reforms, that is far less equal than what preceeded it. As part of this trend, wealth inequality has increased, markedly in a short period of time. A relatively equal distribution of land has prevented furher inequality an dblocked the rise of a landed elite.However what has emerged is a "worker elite", mainly concentrated in cooperative enterprises in the coastal provinces and in richer provinces.

  2. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 1999
    China

    Farmers' ability to leave agriculture is an important and debated topic in China and other countries. Many scholars believe China's unique land tenure policies prevent farmers from leaving agriculture. This paper examines the hypothesis that China's land tenure system deters exit from agriculture using household level data from Northeast China.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Germany, China, Africa

    A medium size report that comments on the overall situation of data on forest resources in Gambia. It is composed of nine parts including the following topics: forest classifications, statuses of Gambian forests, land use shifts, degradation of forests, forest categories, forest management, wildlife management and forest uses and related issues. A large number of tables are given.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Vietnam, Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Asia

    Marine capture fisheries have developed very quickly in the past decade as reflected by the rapid increase in the number of fishing vessels. Total fishing effort has grown from 42,779 vessels in 1975 to 273,978 in 1995 or in terms of horsepower from 2,150,000 kW to 9,801,000 kW. Meanwhile total catch increased from 2,773,000 tonnes to 10,268,000 tonnes during the same period. Due to the continued increase in fishing effort, some important fish stocks (except for some pelagic species and squids) are in serious threat.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Fiji, Samoa, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Netherlands, Laos, Tonga, Iran, Guinea, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Bhutan, Maldives, Mongolia, Asia

    Abstract not available.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    France, Austria, Sweden, Germany, China, Indonesia, Peru, Finland, Nepal, Japan, South Africa, Malaysia, Italy, India, Russia, Brazil, Canada

    A concise summary of the state of knowledge and experience concerning sustainable forest management, prepared as an input to the World Bank's Forest Policy Implementation Review and Strategy. An overview of experiences gained from different forest management systems is given, followed by a discussion of the outlook for forest resources and for forest product markets. Market, policy and institutional failure is analysed and appropriate responses are outlined. Finally, approaches to international co-operation are discussed.

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