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Changing pastoral lifeways in the land where the horse was king : the effects of China's Grassland Contract Policy on Mongolian herders' attitudes towards grassland management and cooperation

Creator:

Conte, Thomas J.

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This thesis explore the effects of China's Grassland Contract policy on sedentary and mobile Inner Mongolian pastoralists' attitudes towards cooperation, current grassland management practices, and the future viability of livestock herding in New Barag Right Banner, Inner Mongolia. Semi-structured interviews, a scaled survey instrument, and participant observation were carried out...

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Masters Thesis

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government of Deng Xiaoping have had in degrading both the nomadic grazing strategy of Mongolian herders as
Traditional Agriculture in Transition: Continuity and Change in Southwest China

Creator:

Li, Xiaoyue

Abstract:

This dissertation seeks to understand Yi farmers’ livelihoods in the midst of an agricultural transition in Yunnan, Southwest China. This dissertation examines a community’s traditional knowledge related to wild edible plants (WEPs), analyzes socio-ecological vulnerability and resilience in the face of agricultural transition from subsistence farming to cash cropping, and...

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Dissertation

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Zerenzhi 家庭联产承包责任制), introduced in the 1980s by Deng Xiaoping, granted households the right to make