Management Decentralization on China's State Farms
讨论1978年中国经济改革后国有农场在资金使用、生产决策和工资设定方面的管理变化，分析改革对大豆、剑麻、畜牧业和就业的影响，指出产出虽有增长但出现瓶颈和价格关系扭曲。
Abstract Chinese economic reforms initiated in 1978 have changed certain management procedures in the state farm sector. Prior to these reforms, state farm management had little control over use of funds, production decisions, and wage setting. After the reforms, financial responsibility was instituted and new wage‐setting devices were implemented which feature closer linking of remuneration to state farm economic performance. The impact of these reforms is discussed for soybeans, sisal, livestock, and employment. While output appears to have responded to these reforms, bottlenecks have appeared, and existing irrationalities in price relationships have been accentuated.