声明
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
摘要
ABSTRACT
Chapter One Introduction
1．1．Background
1．2．Objectives
1．3．Hypothesis
1．4．Structure of the thesis
1．5．Innovations of the Study
Chapter Two Literature Review
2．1．The problem of pesticide overuse in China
2．2．The Negative externalities of Pesticide overuse
2．3．Factors driving the “pesticide overuse”
2．4．Previous efforts made to address the problem of pesticide overuse
2．5．Factors influencing the outsourcing decisions of farmers
2．5．1．Household characteristics
2．5．2 Social capital
2．5．3 Perception
2．6．Literature review on agricultural outsourcing
Chapter Three Background：Pest and Disease Management Service in China
3．1．Current Pest and Disease Management Systems in China
3．2．Development of the Outsourcing Services in China
3．3．Aim and Regulatory Requirements of Service Providers
3．4．Implementation
3．5．Benefits
3．6．Possible Areas of Concerns
Chapter Four Study Area，Research Design and Data Collection
4．1．Description of Study Area
4．2．Research Design and Data Collection
4．3．Data
4．4．Variables
Chapter Five The Determinants of Pest and Disease Management Outsourcing and Impacts on Pesticide Use Intensity，Cost and Yields
5．1．Introduction
5．2．Conceptual Framework and Econometric Specification
5．3．Data，Variables and Descriptive Analysis
5．3．1 Data
5．3．2．Variables
5．3．3．Descriptive statistics
5．4．Results and Discussion
5．4．1．The determinants of outsourcing pest and disease management
5．4．2．Treatment effects of outsourcing on pesticide application，costs and rice yields
5．5．Concluding Remarks
Chapter Six The Environmental Impact of Pest and Disease Management Outsourcing
6．1．Introduction
6．2．Methods
6．2．1．The Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ) Model
6．2．2．Estimating the Environmental Impact of Pest and Disease Management Outsourcing
6．3．Data，Variables and Descriptive Analysis
6．3．1 Data
6．3．2．Variables and descriptive statistics
6．4．Results and Discussions
6．4．1 Basic results：Effects of outsourcing on the EIQ values
6．4．2 Potential effects of rice yields and control costs
5．5．Conclusion
Chapter Seven Summary and Policy Implications
7．1 Summary
7．2．Policy Implications
Bibliography
Appendix
Publications
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