The role of trust and risk preferences in the investment decision of farmers : evidence from surveys and field experiments in rural China

In rural China, forest and agricultural lands are undergoing major reforms, leading to many new challenges. I chose to understand the factors affecting a farmer’s investment decision on their lands. The first manuscript focuses on the role of property rights, social capital and contractual rules in...

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Main Author: Gong, Yazhen
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25028