The role of the state in making a national market : the evolution of the grain market in China (1978-2000)

• Main Author: Zhou, Wubiao
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::China
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91532; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7431
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Purpose – The paper aims to examine Karl Polanyi's view of market evolution in the context of the emergence of a national grain market in China's transition economy. Design/methodology/approach – The dataset used includes information about inter-provincial grain trade on China's g...