Transforming Agriculture in Taiwan : : The Experience of the Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction / / Joseph A. Yager.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Yager, Joseph A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©1988
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

From 1948 to 1979, agricultural development in Taiwan was guided and assisted by a unique binational organization, Sino-American Joint commission on Rural Reconstruction, usually known as the JCRR. This book is the first comprehensive description of JCRR's experience over the entire period of its existence. Joseph A. Yager addresses such major topics as the success of Taiwan's land reform and the central role of farmers' associations in introducing technology, credit, and other essential innovations. He identifies the reasons for the JCRR's success, and concludes that its methods could be used effectively in other developing countries.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. EARLY HISTORY OF THE JCRR -- 1. Beginnings of the JCRR on the China Mainland -- 2. Evolution of the JCRR Program on the Mainland -- 3. The Move to Taiwan -- Part Two. INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN TAIWAN -- 4. An Overview of Agricultural Development in Taiwan -- 5. The Period of Accelerated Growth, 1952—1967 -- 6. The Period of Decelerated Growth, 1968—1979 -- 7. Land Reform -- 8. Farmers’ Organizations -- 9. Research, Education, and Extension Services -- Part Three. Special Programs -- 10. Increasing the Output of Fish -- 11. Forestry -- 12. Rural Health -- 13. International Cooperation -- 14. Agricultural Development on Kinmen and Matsu -- Part Four. Retrospect and Evaluation -- 15. The Changing Role of Agriculture in the Economy of Taiwan -- 16. JCRR Relations with the Chinese and U.S. Governments -- 17. Review and Evaluation of the JCRR Experience -- Index