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The value of indigenous knowledge for enhancing smallholders’ resilience to climate change and food insecurity: a case study of small-scale irrigation system in Niger (2024)
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Kalidou, A. I., Qi, G., Ndimbo, G. K., & Wu, B. (2024). The value of indigenous knowledge for enhancing smallholders’ resilience to climate change and food insecurity: a case study of small-scale irrigation system in Niger. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 22(1), Article 2406062. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2024.2406062

The global south faces challenges in enhancing smallholder farmers' resilience to climate change and food insecurity. Indigenous knowledge and small-scale irrigation (SSI) systems are being promoted as a viable solution to address these challenges. T... Read More about The value of indigenous knowledge for enhancing smallholders’ resilience to climate change and food insecurity: a case study of small-scale irrigation system in Niger.

Land-based cooperation for alternative livelihoods in Laos: Case studies of Chinese agricultural companies (2024)
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Jin, Y., Wang, J., Wu, B., Zhong, S., Feng, L., & Si, Z. (2024). Land-based cooperation for alternative livelihoods in Laos: Case studies of Chinese agricultural companies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 448, Article 141615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141615

The eradication of illicit drug crops in developing countries through international agricultural cooperation in alternative livelihoods is a new mode of clean production. This paper examines the market-oriented alternative livelihood (AL) model imple... Read More about Land-based cooperation for alternative livelihoods in Laos: Case studies of Chinese agricultural companies.

How does reverse entrepreneurship facilitate community transformation in rural China? Evidence from the Yellow River (2024)
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Wu, B., Zhang, L., Noke, H., & Bhatt, P. (2024). How does reverse entrepreneurship facilitate community transformation in rural China? Evidence from the Yellow River. Journal of Rural Studies, 106, Article 103204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103204

In the context of urbanisation and rural decline in the world, reverse entrepreneurship plays a vital role in facilitating the reverse flow of various resources for rural revitalisation. However, little is known about the process of community transfo... Read More about How does reverse entrepreneurship facilitate community transformation in rural China? Evidence from the Yellow River.

Government Intervention on Cooperative Development in Poor 2 areas of Rural China: A Case Study of XM Beekeeping Cooperative in Sichuan (2023)
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Zhang, S., Wu, B., Chena, R., Liang, J., Khan, N., & Ray, R. L. (2023). Government Intervention on Cooperative Development in Poor 2 areas of Rural China: A Case Study of XM Beekeeping Cooperative in Sichuan. Land, 12(4), Article 731. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040731

The relationship between government intervention and cooperative development has always been a source of controversy in the developing world. This paper aims to examine the rationale and successful conditions of government intervention to promote coo... Read More about Government Intervention on Cooperative Development in Poor 2 areas of Rural China: A Case Study of XM Beekeeping Cooperative in Sichuan.

The Effects of Economic Policy Instruments of Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture: A Comparative Analysis of China and the UK (2023)
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Zou, J., Chen, X., Liu, F., Wang, F., Wu, B., & Yang, N. (2023). The Effects of Economic Policy Instruments of Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture: A Comparative Analysis of China and the UK. Water, 15(4), Article 637. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15040637

The world is facing the challenge of increasing grain production and improving the environment, in which the treatment of diffuse water pollution from agriculture (DWP) is the important content. Traditional administrative means are still unable to so... Read More about The Effects of Economic Policy Instruments of Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture: A Comparative Analysis of China and the UK.

Reverse entrepreneurship and integration in poor areas of China: Case studies of tourism entrepreneurship in Ganzi Tibetan Region of Sichuan (2022)
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Wu, B., Geng, B., Wang, Y., Scott McCabe, S., Liao, L., Zeng, L., & Deng, B. (2022). Reverse entrepreneurship and integration in poor areas of China: Case studies of tourism entrepreneurship in Ganzi Tibetan Region of Sichuan. Journal of Rural Studies, 96, 358-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.11.012

In the context of urbanisation and the decline of the countryside, reverse entrepreneurship cannot be separated from integration, referring to a process of mutual trust and cooperation between reverse (returnee or immigrant from urban areas) entrepre... Read More about Reverse entrepreneurship and integration in poor areas of China: Case studies of tourism entrepreneurship in Ganzi Tibetan Region of Sichuan.

Determinants of returnees' entrepreneurship in rural marginal China (2022)
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Wang, Y., Jiang, Y., Geng, B., Wu, B., & Liao, L. (2022). Determinants of returnees' entrepreneurship in rural marginal China. Journal of Rural Studies, 94, 429-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.07.014

Returnee entrepreneurship represents a new direction in enYitrepreneurial migration and a distinct mode of geographical mobility among entrepreneurs. This study focuses on the Tibetan region of Sichuan, China, in researching young adults who have ret... Read More about Determinants of returnees' entrepreneurship in rural marginal China.

Sustainability competencies for rural development: Student responses to a challenge-oriented research and training project at two Chinese universities (2022)
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Wu, B., & Morgan, W. J. (2022). Sustainability competencies for rural development: Student responses to a challenge-oriented research and training project at two Chinese universities. Weiterbildung, 3, 40-43

For UK sustainable development goals (SDGs), higher education plays vital role in cultivating sustainability competences (SCs) for future leaders. Depending on the contexts of geographic locations and university-community partnership, different peopl... Read More about Sustainability competencies for rural development: Student responses to a challenge-oriented research and training project at two Chinese universities.

The bond and retention of Chinese seafarers for international shipping companies: a survey report (2021)
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Carter, C. J., Wu, B., & Gu, G. (2021). The bond and retention of Chinese seafarers for international shipping companies: a survey report. Journal of Shipping and Trade, 6, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-021-00087-1

The shortage of junior seafarers in China in recent years raises a salient question as to how international shipping companies can improve retention rates among Chinese crews. This issue has become increasingly prominent in the context of a global lo... Read More about The bond and retention of Chinese seafarers for international shipping companies: a survey report.

Social capital for rural revitalization in China: A critical evaluation on the government's new countryside programme in Chengdu (2019)
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Wu, B., & Liu, L. (2020). Social capital for rural revitalization in China: A critical evaluation on the government's new countryside programme in Chengdu. Land Use Policy, 91, Article 104268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104268

In the context of urbanisation and decline of its countryside in the 21 st century, the Chinese government has initiated a campaign namely "building a socialist new countryside" in 2006 which is now renamed as "rural revitalisation". Bringing togethe... Read More about Social capital for rural revitalization in China: A critical evaluation on the government's new countryside programme in Chengdu.

Bridging social capital as a resource for rural revitalisation in China?: A survey of community connection of university students with home villages (2019)
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Wu, B., Lui, L., & Carter, C. (2022). Bridging social capital as a resource for rural revitalisation in China?: A survey of community connection of university students with home villages. Journal of Rural Studies, 93, 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.05.008

Rural China faces many challenges, including outmigration, brain drains, and the hollowing out and decline of villages. This paper offers a response by drawing attention to the phenomenon of “community connection” among migrants in urban areas who tr... Read More about Bridging social capital as a resource for rural revitalisation in China?: A survey of community connection of university students with home villages.

Farmer innovation system and government intervention: an empirical study of straw utilisation technology development and diffusion in China (2018)
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Zhang, L., & Wu, B. (2018). Farmer innovation system and government intervention: an empirical study of straw utilisation technology development and diffusion in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 188, 698-707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.224

In the context of rural sustainability in the developing world, a dilemma facing government intervention is to recognise and properly use local (or indigenous, practical) knowledge. This paper sheds new light on government intervention by introducing... Read More about Farmer innovation system and government intervention: an empirical study of straw utilisation technology development and diffusion in China.

Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK (2016)
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Wu, B. (2016). Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK. 华人研究国际学报 / International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Studies, 8(2), 13-30. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793724816000158

Social changes in diasporic Chinese communities in the 21st century calls for a new approach to understand new dynamics, resources and opportunities to bring together all stakeholders, both Chinese and non-Chinese, toward mutual trust, effective comm... Read More about Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK.

Chinese student migration, social networking, and local engagement in the UK (2016)
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Wu, B. (2016). Chinese student migration, social networking, and local engagement in the UK. Journal of Chinese Overseas, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1163/17932548-12341316

The unprecedented growth in the number of Chinese international students since the twenty-first century raises questions about their links to and impact on local communities in host countries. Viewing Chinese students as an important part of diaspori... Read More about Chinese student migration, social networking, and local engagement in the UK.

Corporate Social Responsibility Under Authoritarian Capitalism: Dynamics and Prospects of State-Led and Society-Driven CSR (2015)
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Hofman, P. S., Moon, J., & WU, B. (2017). Corporate Social Responsibility Under Authoritarian Capitalism: Dynamics and Prospects of State-Led and Society-Driven CSR. Business and Society, 56(5), 651-671. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650315623014

This article introduces the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the seemingly oxymoronic context of Chinese “authoritarian capitalism.” Following an introduction to the emergence of authoritarian capitalism, the article considers the... Read More about Corporate Social Responsibility Under Authoritarian Capitalism: Dynamics and Prospects of State-Led and Society-Driven CSR.

Variations in village migration profiles in rural China： an analysis based on the second national agricultural census data (2015)
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Wu, B., Robinson, B., & Long, W. (2015). Variations in village migration profiles in rural China： an analysis based on the second national agricultural census data. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 24(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0117196815579954

Relatively little attention is paid to variations in rural migration at the village level even though labor supplying villages present considerable diversity in economic and development profiles. This paper examines the relationships between labor an... Read More about Variations in village migration profiles in rural China： an analysis based on the second national agricultural census data.

Seafarer training and rural development in China: a survey report (2014)
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Wu, B., Robinson, B., Chen, A., & Li, P. (2014). Seafarer training and rural development in China: a survey report. China, 12(2), https://doi.org/10.1353/chn.2014.0010

So far, most studies of the relationship between migration and development in rural China pay attention to rural-urban migration. As a consequence, less is known about international labour migration and access to it by sending communities. This pheno... Read More about Seafarer training and rural development in China: a survey report.