ABSTRACT
The underdeveloped transport infrastructure that existed in pre-Communist China has been described by Wu et al. Much of the debate and investigation surrounding broad regional development in China has focused on whether regional policies and strategies have favoured coastal or inland areas. Central government measures, either directly or indirectly, have sought to encourage cattle and beef production throughout China rather than in a few select provinces. Longworth and Brown, Watson et al. and Watson and Findlay chronicled events of the so-called 'wool wars'. Rozelle et al. also argued that while increasing transaction costs may be due to transport bottlenecks in Southern China, there was little strong empirical evidence to suggest that trade barriers had driven market outcomes during the period of the study. The findings of Rozelle et al. were at odds with the study of Young mentioned markets were becoming less rather than more integrated during the reform period.
