c a p working paper 04 e2 buffer role of agriculture in china s economic transition linxiu zhang chengfang liu and qiang li may 1 2003 comments welcome center for chinese agricultural policy academy sciences beijing report submitted to fao as partial fulfilment roa project are senior research fellow assistant ph d candidate respectively at the building 917 anwai datun rd 100101 r authors acknowledge funding provided by food organization united nations 2 executive summary 4 i introduction 5 potential an overview under context 3 objectives this study 6 ii social safety nets implications rural residents security system urban separation 7 sectoral formal programs 8
