Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Literature review
1.3 Research questions
1.4 Structure of the book
Chapter 2 Determinants of agricultural protection trends in China: Theory
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Literature review
2.3 Income distribution model
2.4 Political support model
2.5 Conclusions
Chapter 3 Determinants of agricultural protection trends in China: Empirics
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Literature review
3.3 Data and methodology
3.4 Main results
3.5 Robustness checks
3.6 Conclusions
Appendix
Chapter 4 Geographic politics, loss aversion, and trade policy: The case of cotton and China
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Literature review
4.3 Geography, politically sensitive products, and preference
4.4 Theoretical framework
4.5 Empirical test
4.6 Conclusions
Chapter 5 Political economy of trade and storage policies coordination, and the role of domestic public storage in the world market
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Literature review
5.3 Government motivations behind domestic storage policies
5.4 Data and methodology
5.5 Diagnostic tests, estimation, and forecast evaluations
5.6 Simulations
5.7 Conclusions
Chapter 6 Conclusion and policy implications
6.1 Concluding remarks
6.2 Policy implications
Appendix: List of Abbreviations
Bibliography