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The Rational Behavior of Tibetan Farmers and Herders

In: Breaking Out of the Poverty Trap Case Studies from the Tibetan Plateau in Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu

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Market-oriented socioeconomic transformation in China is challenging conventional rules and the norms of Tibetan farmers and herders, who are adapting their conventional rational behavior to a market environment. They are making the most of market opportunities, optimizing their use of labor, contracted land and pastures in diverse ways. Despite having a limited ability to take risks, their preference towards risk aversion has not prevented them from using new breeds and applying new technologies suited to the local environment. As a result of the decline in arable land per capita, the fall in the capacity of pasture lands, a rising cost of living and increased competition in migrant work, farmers and herders have reduced the number of children they have. Although religion is still a big part of their lives, they have made rational adjustments to the time they allocate and the amount of money they spend on religious activities.

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  • Chunxue YANG, 2013. "The Rational Behavior of Tibetan Farmers and Herders," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Luolin Wang & Ling Zhu (ed.), Breaking Out of the Poverty Trap Case Studies from the Tibetan Plateau in Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu, chapter 2, pages 11-33, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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